Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brilliant, silvery, metallic element separated from ores of zirconium and used in nuclear reactor control rods, as a getter for oxygen and nitrogen, and in tungsten filament alloys. Atomic number 72; atomic weight 178.49; melting point 2,233°C; boiling point 4,603°C; specific gravity 13.31; valence 4. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A metallic element of atomic number 72 present together with zirconium to the extent of 1% to 5% in zirconium minerals. It is a poisonous, ductile metal with a brilliant silver luster, has an atomic weight of 178.49, and has a high melting point (2227° C). It is used in nuclear reactors, and incandescent lamps as a scavenger of oxygen and nitrogen. See also
norium .
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- noun A metallic chemical element (symbol Hf) with an
atomic number of 72.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons
Etymologies
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Examples
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The name hafnium was given by its Danish discoverers, Coster and von Hevesey, and was created from the Latin name Hafnia which means Copenhagen, in honor of the capital city of Denmark.
Hafnium 2008
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Intel is building key portions of transistors in the chips from a material called hafnium instead of silicon dioxide, an industry mainstay since the 1960s.
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And some of them have to do with my age, so that when I was 72, I got this metal, hafnium, which is element 72.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And some of them have to do with my age, so that when I was 72, I got this metal, hafnium, which is element 72.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The new hafnium-infused circuitry – which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors – conserves even more energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet.
Midnight Sideshow | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Pascal Zachary writes, Designers led by Mr. Bohr in Hillsboro, Ore., chose hafnium to replace silicon oxide, the venerable insulator in chips and a material used in making glass.
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Allegheny Technologies Incorporated manufactures titanium, hafnium, tungsten, and cobalt.
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The structure of the hafnium solid is especially effective at storing energy.
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(Weinberger, who has written for DISCOVER, is a hafnium bomb sceptic and has since written a lively account of the controversy in her book Imaginary Weapons)
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Not yesterday, or in George Bush's and every neocon's vicariously fulfilled hafnium wet-dream of glory, but TODAY, right this moment type of today: Why?
As to Afghanistan, this Thanksgiving it was ���Thanks, but No Thanks.' 2009
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Hf.
December 16, 2007