neodymium

[nee-oh-dim-ee-uh m] /ˌni oʊˈdɪm i əm/

noun, Chemistry

a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element occurring with cerium and other rare-earth metals, and having rose-colored to violet-colored salts. Symbol: Nd; atomic weight: 144.24; atomic number: 60; specific gravity: 6.9 at 20°C.

Origin

1880-85; < Neo-Latin; see neo-, didymium

Examples from the web for neodymium

His other trick is to boost the output power of the lasing material, neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet.
Get a similar sized neodymium magnet that will fit down the tube.
They have eight super-strong neodymium magnets, which are also used in electric motors and appliances.
Buy some tiny neodymium magnets and drop them in the fan vents on their laptops.
Another of these elements, neodymium, is key to the permanent magnets used to make high-efficiency electric motors.
Windmills each require hundreds of pounds of neodymium.
They did it both by uranium fission and by bombarding neodymium with neutrons from fissioning uranium in the reactor.
Their work was done by fission of uranium and by neutron bombardment of neodymium.

British Dictionary definitions for neodymium

neodymium

/ˌniːəʊˈdɪmɪəm/

noun

a toxic silvery-white metallic element of the lanthanide series, occurring principally in monazite: used in colouring glass. Symbol: Nd; atomic no: 60; atomic wt: 144.24; valency: 3; relative density: 6.80 and 7.00 (depending on allotrope); melting pt: 1024°C; boiling pt: 3127°C

Word Origin

C19: New Latin; see neo- + didymium

neodymium in Medicine

neodymium ne·o·dym·i·um (nē'ō-dĭm'ē-əm)
n.
Symbol Nd
A rare-earth element used for coloring glass. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,016°C; boiling point 3,066°C; specific gravity 7.008 (at 25°C); valence 3.

neodymium in Science

neodymium

(nē'ō-dĭm'ē-əm)
Symbol Nd
A shiny, silvery metallic element of the lanthanide series. It is used to make glass for welders' goggles and purple glass for lasers. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,024°C; boiling point 3,027°C; specific gravity 6.80 or 7.004 (depending on allotropic form); valence 3. See Periodic Table.