Tantalum
/ˈtæntələm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. countable, uncountable
- 2 a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite wordnet
Example
More examples"Tantalum is a chemical element of the symbol Ta."
Etymology
A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin Tantalus, named after Tantalus, alluding to the element's incapacity to absorb acid. See -ium.