neodymium
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- noun
- /ˌniːoʊˈdɪmiəm/
- Specialized
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neodimio
- Neodymium-iron-boron magnets are already used widely in computer disk drive systems.
- neodymium magnet
- neodymium-iron-boron
- neodymium-iron
Examples
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Such alternative energy sources as solar and wind use "rare earth" elements like dysprosium and neodymium to make better magnets to generate power.
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A neodymium magnet is used in many high-performance motors due to its exceptional strength.
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And so I have here just a neodymium magnet.
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The Mountain Pass mine will reopen soon, and that supplies neodymium.
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There are many sizes and shapes of neodymium magnets, and they vary according to your particular needs.
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The experiment made use of small, very powerful magnets made of a neodymium alloy.
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The neodymium dopant in the ultrahigh-quality phosphate glass provides the atomic lasing transitions.
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By comparison, a rare-earth samarium cobalt or neodymium-iron-boron magnet has an energy product of 25 to 40 MGOe.
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What about magnetic implants—tiny neodymium magnets that are implanted in the fingertip?
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The Coolpower 4.2GM from Leybold Cryogenics is a two-stage Gifford-McMahon cryogenic cooler that uses a neodymium regenerator to achieve temperatures below 4.2 K.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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The chemical symbol for neodymium, a soft silver metal used in strong magnets and batteries
A soft metal called neodymium from the rare earths used in strong magnets and lasers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neodymium comes from the Greek parts neo- 'new' and didymos 'twin', because scientists found it as a 'new twin' of a similar element. So its name means 'new twin', and today neodymium is the name of a rare-earth metal used in very strong magnets and lasers.