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Ce

Ce

1 9.9
A chemical symbol for cerium, a soft grey metal used in lighter flints
  • noun
  • /si/
  • Specialized
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  • Finally, a few centuries later, in the first millennium CE, the latest divergence of the proto-Highlands language into Sitem, Landuma, and Temne languages (at 60 percent) began to take place.

Examples

  • A similar story is related by Aelian (late second to third century CE) in his Varia historia, but he gives it an interesting twist: an actual statue of Gelon unarmed in the Temple of Hera.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The element cerium, represented by the symbol Ce, is often used in lighter flints.

  • The earliest accounts of foot binding come from the southern Tang kingdom in the 900s CE.

    Blog text (8)

  • The last ones to affect Europe were the barbarian invasions that shattered the Roman Empire, around 400 CE.

    Blog text (19)

  • In 415 CE, St. Cyril, bishop of Alexandria, incited a Christian mob to expel Jews from the city and seize their property.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The emperor agreed to the terms set by the Jews, and in 629 CE, after a bloody war, the Byzantines succeeded in winning back all of the territory that the Persians had conquered eighteen years earlier.

    Blog text (6)

  • Lastly, Proto-Highlands remained a series of mutually intelligible dialects until the languages began to diverge between c. 1 and 1000 CE.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Pedanios Dioscorides wrote De Materia Medica in 65 CE, a lengthy treatise on known medical herbs.

    Blog text (27)

  • In the periodic table, Ce is categorized as a rare-earth metal.

  • Scientists study Ce to understand its properties and applications in technology.

Synonyms

cerium
vsCe
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A soft silver-grey metal used in lighter flints and mixed with other metals

is the two-letter chemical symbol representing that element
atomic number 58
vsCe
  • Specialized
7.8

A soft grey metal used in lighter flints and many industries

is the two-letter chemical symbol for that same element

Idioms

n'est-ce pas
1 9.9

A short French phrase added at the end of a sentence to ask if someone agrees

Compounds

CE
  • Jargon
9 4.0

How customers feel and act when they use a company's product or service

Surface Forms

Ce singular

Etymology

The word Ce is the chemical symbol for the metal cerium, which was named after the small planet Ceres, itself named for the Roman goddess of farming. A helpful way to remember Ce is to think of the word 'cereal', which links to Ceres, and that is why Ce refers to this grey metal used in things like lighter flints.