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English

Etymology

thorium +? -ian

Adjective

thorian (comparative more thorian, superlative most thorian)

1. (mineralogy) Describing minerals containing thorium

Anagrams

• Rothian, orthian

English

Etymology

Thor +? -ium

Pronunciation

• enPR: thôr'??m, IPA^(key): /?????i?m/

Noun

thorium (uncountable)

1. A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.

Synonyms

• thorinum (former alternative form; obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Danish

Noun

thorium

1. thorium

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Swedish torium or New Latin thorium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to?.ri??m/
• Hyphenation: tho?ri?um

Noun

thorium n (uncountable)

1. thorium [from mid 19th c.]

Derived terms

• thoriumcentrale
• thoriumreactor

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.?j?m/

Noun

thorium m (uncountable)

1. thorium

Further reading

• “thorium” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?t?o?.ri.um/, [?t??o??i???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?to.ri.um/, [?t????ium]

Noun

th?rium n (genitive th?ri?); second declension

1. (New Latin) thorium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, +? -ium

Noun

thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)

1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

References

• “thorium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “thorium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, +? -ium

Noun

thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)

1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

References

• “thorium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.