radium
English
/ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.əm/, /ˈɹeɪ.di.əm/
noun
Definitions
- The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.
- (textiles) A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance.
Etymology
Borrowed from French radium.
Origin
French
radium
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eka-radium English
- nonradium English
- radate English
- radiferous English
- radiumed English
- radiumization English
- radiumize English
- radiumizer English
- teleradium English
- radius Latin
- radifère French
- radium French
- radium Norwegian Bokmål
- rádio Portuguese
- radium Norwegian Nynorsk
- radiu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- radium Malay
- 鐳 Chinese
- radiu Asturian
- radiy Crimean Tatar