Chalybean

/kəˈlɪbiən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or resembling steel or iron, particularly in having the color, hardness, or other properties characteristic of these metals.

Etymology

From Latin Chalybaeus, derived from the Chalybes, an ancient people of Asia Minor famous for working with iron and steel. The term entered English through classical and scientific literature describing the properties of iron-based materials.

Kelly Says

The Chalybes were such legendary metalworkers that their name became synonymous with iron itself—ancient Greeks and Romans essentially credited them with inventing steel-working, making them the legendary ancestors of all smithing and metalworking traditions!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቻላሊብያን
tʃa-la-li-bi-an
ARالعربية
شاليبيان
ʃaːliːbiːan
BNবাংলা
চালিবিয়ান
cha-li-bi-an
CACatalà
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
CSČeština
chalybean
ˈʃaːliːbjan
DADansk
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
DEDeutsch
chalybean
ˈʃaːliːbɪan
ELΕλληνικά
χαλυμπιάν
χa-li-m-pi-an
ESEspañol
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
FAفارسی
چالیبیان
čaːliːbiːan
FISuomi
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
FRFrançais
chalybean
ʃa-li-bɛ-ɑ̃
GUGU
ચાલીબિયન
chaːli-bi-yan
HAHA
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
HEעברית
צ'אליביאן
tʃa-li-bee-an
HIहिन्दी
चालीबियन
chaːli-bi-an
HUMagyar
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
IGIG
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
ITItaliano
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
JA日本語
チャリービアン
cha-ri-bi-an
KKKK
шалибиан
ʃa-li-bi-an
KMKM
ចាលីប៊ាន
tʃaːliːbjean
KO한국어
찰리비안
cha-ri-bi-an
MRMR
चालीबियन
chaːli-bi-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ခါလီဘီယံ
kʰaːlɪːbiːjan
NLNederlands
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
NONorsk
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
PAPA
ਚਾਲੀਬੀਅਨ
chaːli-bi-an
PLPolski
chalybean
ˈxa-li-bjan
PTPortuguês
chalybean
ʃa-li-bɛ-an
RORomână
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
RUРусский
чалибиан
ˈtʃalʲibʲɪan
SVSvenska
chalybean
ʃa-li-bee-an
SWKiswahili
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
TAதமிழ்
சாலிபியன்
saːli-pi-an
TEతెలుగు
చాలిబియన్
chaːli-bi-yan
THไทย
ชาลีเบียน
cha-li-bee-an
TLTL
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
TRTürkçe
chalybean
ʃa-li-bi-an
UKУкраїнська
чалібіан
ˈtʃaːlʲiːbʲɪan
URاردو
شالیبیان
ʃaːliːbiːan
VITiếng Việt
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
YOYO
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an
ZH中文
查利比安
chǎ lǐ bǐ ān
ZUZU
chalybean
cha-li-bee-an

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