neodymium

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60

   A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.

   • Other rare elements, like neodymium, exist in more than one isotopic form, the ratios of which can provide a measure of the depth from which the flow material may ultimately have been derived.
   • The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short.
2. 2

   A single atom of this element.

The neighborhood

• neighbordidymium
• neighborpraseodymium
• neighborbastnasite
• neighbormonazite