tantalum

What does tantalum mean?

tantalum means "a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite".

How many syllables are in tantalum?

tantalum has 3 syllables: tan-ta-lum. The stress falls on "tan". In IPA it is /ˈtæntələm/.

What is another word for tantalum?

Close synonyms include Ta, atomic number 73. 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 tantalum a common word?

tantalum 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tantalum come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.