helium
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helium
- /ˈhiː.li.əm/
Rhymes with -iːliəm
Where it comes from
From New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (because its presence was first theorised in the Sun's atmosphere) with the suffix + -ium. Probably coined by Norman Lockyer. This suffix is unusual, because it is usually used only for metallic elements. It is likely that Lockyer, being an astronomer, was unaware of the usual chemical conventions.
noun heliums
- The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas. It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.
- A form or sample of the element.
Similar: E939 when used as a packaging gas
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: he, neon, gas, superfluid, rare gas, inert gas, noble gas, alpha particle, monatomic gas, liquid helium, coolant, cryogen, lifting gas, hydrogen, helion, helium hydride
noun
Similar: E939 when used as a packaging gas
Translations
Every language
noun chemical element
| Español | helio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헬륨 hellyum |
| 日本語 | ヘリウム heriumu |
| 中文 | 氦 hài, 氜 rì |
| हिन्दी | यानाति yānāti, हिलियम hiliyam |
| Kiswahili | heliamu |
| Português | hélio |
| Français | hélium |
| Deutsch | Helium |
| Italiano | elio |
| Ελληνικά | ήλιο ílio |
| Română | heliu |
| Русский | ге́лий gélij |
| Tiếng Việt | heli, hêli |
| العربية | هِيلِيُوم hīliyūm, هِلْيُوم hilyūm |
| עברית | הֶלְיוּם helyúm |
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