Cesium

/ˈsiːziəm/ noun

Definition

A soft, silvery-white metal element that is one of the most chemically reactive elements and is used in atomic clocks.

Etymology

From Latin 'caesius' (sky-blue), named in 1860 by scientists observing the distinctive blue lines in its spectrum. The element was the first discovered using spectroscopy.

Kelly Says

Cesium atoms are so reliable they tick 9.2 billion times per second—one cesium clock is accurate to within 1 second over 20 million years, making it the world's most precise timekeeper.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሴሴ
se-se
ARالعربية
سييزيوم
see-zee-um
BNবাংলা
সেসিয়াম
se-see-yam
CACatalà
césio
che-see-oh
CSČeština
césio
che-see-oh
DADansk
cesium
tseh-zee-um
DEDeutsch
Cäsium
tseh-zee-um
ELΕλληνικά
καίσιο
kai-see-oh
ESEspañol
cesio
che-see-oh
FAفارسی
سزیم
se-zeem
FISuomi
seliumi
se-lee-oo-mee
FRFrançais
césium
seh-zee-um
GUGU
કેસિયમ
keh-see-yam
HAHA
sium
see-um
HEעברית
צסיום
tseh-see-um
HIहिन्दी
सेसियम
se-see-yam
HUMagyar
cészium
tseh-zee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
sium
see-um
IGIG
sium
see-um
ITItaliano
cesio
che-see-oh
JA日本語
セシウム
se-si-um
KKKK
сезий
se-zee-y
KMKM
សេស
se-s
KO한국어
세슘
se-se-um
MRMR
सेसियम
se-see-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
sium
see-um
MYမြန်မာ
စက်စီ
se-tseh-see
NLNederlands
cesium
tse-see-um
NONorsk
cesium
tseh-zee-um
PAPA
ਸੇਸੀਅਮ
se-see-yam
PLPolski
cezyum
tseh-zee-um
PTPortuguês
césio
che-see-oh
RORomână
cesiu
che-see-oo
RUРусский
цезий
tseh-zee-y
SVSvenska
cesium
tseh-zee-um
SWKiswahili
sium
see-um
TAதமிழ்
செசியம்
se-see-yam
TEతెలుగు
సిషియం
si-si-yam
THไทย
ซีเซียม
see-see-am
TLTL
sium
see-um
TRTürkçe
sezyum
se-zee-um
UKУкраїнська
цезій
tseh-zee-y
URاردو
سیسiom
see-see-om
VITiếng Việt
cesium
se-see-um
YOYO
sium
see-um
ZH中文
ZUZU
sium
see-um

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