Cobalt
31cobalt — UK [ˈkəʊˌbɔːlt] / US [ˈkoʊˌbɔlt] noun [uncountable] 1) cobalt or cobalt blue a blue green colour 2) a hard silver white metal used in alloys (= combinations of metals) and for making things blue Derived word: cobalt UK / US adjective …
32cobalt — /ˈkoʊbɔlt / (say kohbawlt), / bɒlt/ (say bolt) noun 1. Chemistry a silver white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds the silicates of which afford important blue colouring substances for ceramics. It is also used in …
33Cobalt — Co (Symbol) * * * Co|balt 〈m. 11u; unz.; chem. ; fachsprachl.〉 = Kobalt * * * Co|balt [zu dt. Kobolt, Kobold, ein Berggeist, der das ursprünglich wertvolle Erz durch Raub des Silbers entwertet habe], das; s; Symbol: Co; GS: Kobalt: chem. Element …
34cobalt — (ko balt ) s. m. Métal d un blanc irisé, rougeâtre, peu brillant et très difficile à fondre. On disait aussi autrefois cobolt. • Les préparations du cuivre, du mercure, du cobolt, J. J. ROUSS. Orig. nat.. ÉTYMOLOGIE Allem. Kobalt, cobalt.… …
35cobalt — co|balt [ˈkəubo:lt US ˈkoubo:lt] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : German; Origin: kobalt, from kobold goblin ; because goblins were thought to mix it in with silver found in the ground] 1.) a shiny silver white metal that is often combined with other… …
36cobalt — co|balt [ kou,bɔlt ] noun uncount 1. ) cobalt or cobalt blue a blue green color 2. ) a hard silver white metal used in ALLOYS (=combinations of metals) and for making things blue ╾ co|balt adjective …
37cobalt — noun (U) 1 a shiny silver white metal that is a chemical element (=simple substance), and that is used to make some metals and to give a blue colour to some substances 2 a bright blue green colour: the parrot s cobalt feathers cobalt adjective …
38cobalt — n. a metallic element. The artificial radioisotope cobalt 60, or radiocobalt, is a powerful emitter of gamma radiation and is used in the radiation treatment of cancer (see radiotherapy, teletherapy). Cobalt itself forms part of the vitamin B12… …
39cobalt — kobaltas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cobalt vok. Kobalt, n rus. кобальт, m pranc. cobalt, m …
40cobalt — n. Chem. a silvery white magnetic metallic element occurring naturally as a mineral in combination with sulphur and arsenic, and used in many alloys. Usage: Symb.: Co. Phrases and idioms: cobalt blue 1 a pigment containing a cobalt salt. 2 the… …
