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niobium

niobium

1 9.9
A soft grey metal that people use in strong steel and magnets that work at very low temperatures
  • noun
  • /naɪˈoʊbiəm/
  • Specialized
: niobio
  • The cavity consists of two spherical, superconducting niobium mirrors surrounded by a cylindrical ring.
  • niobium concentration
  • niobium-titanium
  • vanadium and niobium

Examples

  • The superconducting properties of niobium make it essential for MRI machines and particle accelerators.

  • The measured semiquantitative value of niobium concentration in the migrated region was determined to be approximately 9.4 wt pct.

    Academic text (2000)
  • A plot of the niobium concentration as a function of distance is shown in Figure 9.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Above the solidus temperature, there was no increase in niobium concentration.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Measurements showed that niobium was the element that became concentrated in these migrated areas.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Just as in the earlier experiments, the sample was mounted in the niobium cylinder to keep the effective magnetic field constant.

    Academic text (1998)
  • There was no significant difference between the niobium concentration in the migrated region and the niobium segregation in the matrix.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There were no standards used in the TEM/EDS analysis for determining the semiquantitative values of the niobium concentration.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Once across the migrated liquid film, the niobium concentration drops, then increases to an approximately uniform value in the matrix.

    Academic text (2000)
  • From the TEM analysis, the niobium concentration in the migrated regions relative to that in the matrix was determined.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

Nb
vsniobium
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A soft grey metal that makes steel and other metals stronger

is the full name used in writing and mentions its industrial and superconducting uses
columbium
vsniobium
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A former name for the metal niobium used in older science books

uses the modern accepted name rather than the archaic historical term
atomic number 41
vsniobium
  • Specialized
7.1

A soft grey metal used in alloys, formerly called columbium

gives the common name and mentions its chemical symbol and industrial uses

Surface Forms

niobium singular
niobiums plural

Etymology

Niobium comes from Niobe, a woman in Greek myth who was the daughter of Tantalus. Scientists gave the metal this name because it is very like tantalum, so the two are like family and hard to tell apart, which helps explain why niobium often appears in strong alloys and in superconducting magnets.