hafnium

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hafnium

/ˈhæfniəm/

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From Latin Hafnia (“Copenhagen”) + -ium, as the element was discovered there

noun

uncountable A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
Similar: celtium, keltium
countable An atom of this element.
Similar: celtium, keltium

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noun chemical element

Español	hafnio
한국어	하프늄 hapeunyum
日本語	ハフニウム hafuniumu, 鉿
中文	鉿 /铪 hā
हिन्दी	गावातु gāvātu
Português	háfnio
Français	hafnium
Deutsch	Hafnium
Italiano	afnio
Ελληνικά	άφνιο áfnio
Română	hafniu
Русский	га́фний gáfnij
Tiếng Việt	hafini
العربية	هَفْنِيُوم hafniyūm, هَافْنِيُوم hāfniyūm
עברית	הפניום hafniyum

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@misc{hafnium_2026,
  title = {hafnium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hafnium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}