chromium

Questions about chromium

What does chromium mean?

chromium means "a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing".

How many syllables are in chromium?

chromium has 3 syllables: chro-mi-um. The stress falls on "chro". In IPA it is /ˈkɹoʊmiəm/.

What is another word for chromium?

Close synonyms include Cr, atomic number 24. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chromium a common word?

chromium is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.