Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft, silvery-white metallic element that is found in various rare minerals and separated as a byproduct in the processing of certain uranium ores, and that is used in materials for high-efficiency lighting. An artificially produced radioactive isotope is used as a tracer in studies of oil wells and pipelines. Atomic number 21; atomic weight 44.956; melting point 1,541°C; boiling point 2,836°C; specific gravity 2.989 (25°C); valence 3. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Chemical symbol, Sc; atomic weight, 44. An elementary body discovered by Nilson in 1879, by the help of the spectroscope, in the Scandinavian mineral euxenite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicted under the provisional name
ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite andgadolinite ). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
metallic chemical element ,atomic number 21, obtained from someuranium ores; it is atransition element .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The name scandium was derived from the Latin word Scandia which means Scandinavia.
Scandium 2008
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There is a mad quest among nations now to find new rare-earth reserves - elements such as scandium, yttrium and lanthanum, to list just a few.
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Rare earths is a generic term that includes minerals such as scandium, lanthanum and yttrium.
Brazil's Vale Discovers Rare Earths in Amazon Diana Kinch 2011
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Check out the 44 Mag S&W 629, lightweight, constructed with scandium allow, I think you will trade in that 357 before your mext trip.
A Bowhunter's Week-Long Solo Quest for Elk in the Colorado Rockies 2009
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China controls up to 97% of world production of these elements — which include samarium, scandium and yttrium — and its export quotas for this year are nearly exhausted.
Rare Earth Shortages Hit Germany Beate Preuschoff 2010
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I believe S&W is the largest single user of scandium.
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe - Boing Boing 2009
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The materials (including scandium, yttrium and a group of elements called the lanthanides) have specific chemical and physical properties that make them useful in improving the performance of computer hard drives and catalytic converters, mobile phones, hi-tech televisions, sunglasses and lasers.
The rise of rare earth elements Alok Jha 2010
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Check out the 44 Mag S&W 629, lightweight, constructed with scandium allow, I think you will trade in that 357 before your mext trip.
A Bowhunter's Week-Long Solo Quest for Elk in the Colorado Rockies 2009
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I look forward to his discussion of scandium and yttrium.
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Im minus 7% body fat now, bones replaced w/lightweight scandium alloy!
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December 2, 2007