Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A soft, silvery-gray metallic rare-earth element, used in x-ray and color television tubes. Atomic number 65; atomic weight 158.925; melting point 1,356°C; boiling point 3,123°C; specific gravity 8.229; valence 3, 4. See Table at element.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A rare element, not yet isolated, occurring in the samarskite of North Carolina and certain other rare minerals, associated with erbium and yttrium.
Wiktionary
- n. a metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A rare metallic element, found in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare earths such as ytterbium. Symbol Tb. Atomic number 65. Atomic weight 158.925.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
Etymologies
- After Ytterby, Sweden. (Wiktionary)
- After Ytterby, a town in Sweden. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Indeed, some international prices haven't fallen at all, in particular those that are known as heavy rare earths, like terbium, which is used in advanced lasers and optics.”
The Wall Street Journal: Rare-Earths Prices Appear to Soften
“The rare-earths blasted out of rocks here feed more than 77 per cent of global demand for elements such as terbium, which power low-energy lightbulbs; neodymium, which powers wind turbines; and lanthanum, which powers the batteries of hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius.”
“The insides of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs are coated with tiny amounts of two such elements, terbium and europium.”
The Washington Post: U.S. urged to safeguard supply of 'energy-critical elements'
“Everything from fluorescent light bulbs to laptop and iPhone screens relies on small but critical amounts of europium to generate a pleasant red color and terbium to make green.”
“Amygdala explains why you might want to care about dysprosium, terbium, and neodymium.”
“Apple Inc. and Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. use terbium to make their phones smaller, lighter and faster.”
The Wall Street Journal: Rare-Earth Firms Prove a Common Focus for Shorts
“China accounts for 95 percent of global production and about 60 percent of consumption of rare metals, including dysprosium, terbium, thulium, lutetium and yttrium, according to the U.S.”
“Europium and terbium are used in electronic displays like LEDs.”
The Huffington Post: A Cloud in Every Silver Lining: The New Obstacle to a Green-Tech Revolution
“Neodymium, dysprosium and terbium are members of a class of elements called “rare earth metals”.”
One Step Toward Energy Independence (And Three Steps Back) | RedState
“China has a rough monopoly on lanthanum, terbium, neodymium and dysprosium.”
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Chemical Elements
A list of chemical elements
hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon, sodium, magnesium and 106 more...
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The Elements
hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon, sodium, magnesium and 99 more...
Tweets
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sionnach You know there are four elements all discovered in that same region, named for that same town, Ytterby.
yttrium, erbium, terbium, and ytterbium
End of useless trivia item. Nov 30, 2007
oroboros Tb Nov 30, 2007