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vibranium

vibranium

8 9.9
A made-up metal from comics that is very strong and absorbs energy
  • noun
  • /vaɪˈbreɪniəm/
  • Literature
translation icon : vibranio
  • Captain America: Civil War gave us our first glimpse of vibranium's true potential with Black Panther's costume.
  • pure vibranium

So any impact on vibranium made it as if it were never there.

Examples

  • Your son exposed the power of vibranium to the world.

  • So any impact on vibranium made it as if it were never there.

  • We're gonna send vibranium weapons out to our War Dogs.

  • The American military detected vibranium under my nation's domain.

  • Anything involving Wakandan Vibranium is a recipe for disaster.

  • The scientists in Wakanda have used their knowledge of vibranium to construct a futuristic utopia.

  • When I became king, I had a thin layer of vibranium put in my panther suit, which enhances my protection.

Synonyms

adamantium
vsvibranium
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A fictional metal in stories that cannot be broken

absorbs and stores incoming energy instead of being simply unbreakable

Surface Forms

vibranium singular
vibraniums plural

Morphology

vibranium = vibration (semi-transparent) = vibran + ium

Formed from a stem associated with 'vibration' plus the elemental suffix '-ium'; the structure signals a metal related to vibration/energy but the specific extraordinary properties are fictional and not predictable from general English.

Etymology

Vibranium is a made-up metal name from comic books and films, formed from vibrate ('to move quickly back and forth') and the metal ending -ium. So it sounds like a real metal that works with vibrations and energy, which fits its meaning as a very strong metal that can absorb energy.