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Co

Co

5 7.1
A hard silver-white metal that is magnetic and used in strong metal mixtures, batteries, and some vitamins
  • noun
  • /koʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Co
  • Cobalt, or Co, is added to steel to improve its strength and hardness.
  • Co oxide
  • Co layer
  • deposited Co

Examples

  • High Hc is easily attained in thin-film disks by using appropriate Co ternary and quaternary metal film alloys.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The authors also describe a newly developed method of measuring the thickness of thin Co(P) layers using low-energy-beam SEM/EDX.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Co-teaching is a collaborative effort between a general education teacher and a special education teacher.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Notice that the small features exhibit a much larger Co(P) thickness than the larger ones.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Many countries, however, favor the mitigation options and press for a specific timetable for CO emission reductions.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Similar information is obtained from the Co 2p core-level spectra.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Multiple small Co grains are clustered on a larger Cr underlayer grain, as shown in Figure 14.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The Co3+-richer substrate that corresponds to the high-peel-strength sample exhibits a higher Si-to-Co ratio.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The investigated barrier materials include pure Co and Ni and alloys such as Co(P), Ni(P), and NiCo(P).

    Academic text (1998)
  • The chemical symbol for cobalt is Co, which is essential in various industrial applications.

Synonyms

cobalt
vsCo
  • Specialized
19 5.5

A hard, silver-white metal used to make strong alloys and a small nutrient for living things

is the short chemical symbol form used as a label
atomic number 27
vsCo
  • Specialized
5.7

A hard silver-white metal used in magnets and alloys

is the short chemical symbol form used as a label

Compounds

1 3.7

A person who shares the job of leading a group or committee

3.5

A person who shares the job of leading a committee or meeting with another person

A person who makes something together with other people

A person who helps organise and choose items for an exhibition or collection with another person

co-defendant
  • Specialized
6.3

A person accused in the same court case as another person

co-design
  • Specialized
4.1

A way of making things together with users and other people to share decisions

A person who shares the main job of leading a project or company with another person

A person who finds something for the first time together with one or more others

8.1

A man who helps raise a child with another parent

A person who starts a company or organization with others

A person who invents something with other people

3.7

Working together with another person to lead a group

3.6

A person who shares the job of running a group equally with another person

co-administration
  • Specialized
4.6

To give two or more medicines at the same time

A way for two or more groups to manage something together

co-beneficiary
  • Specialized
7.0

A person who shares a benefit from a will, insurance policy, or trust

A country in northeastern South America that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966

4.5

A church leader who shares duties with another leader

3.4

A person who helps the main pilot and can fly the plane if needed

Sleeping in the same bed or room with a child

An arrangement where parents and children sleep in the same bed or room

co-sponsor
  • Formal
3.8

A person in government who joins others to support a proposed law

co-teaching
  • Specialized
3.6

Two teachers work together in the same classroom to teach students

co-teaching
  • Specialized
3.8

A class where two teachers work together to teach students

A person who shares the top job at a school with another person

co-production
  • Specialized
3.6

A film or TV series made together by companies in different countries

co-production
  • Specialized
3.9

A way for citizens and government staff to work together to design and provide services

People who live together in the same house or home

Surface Forms

Co singular
Cos plural

Etymology

Co stands for the metal cobalt, a name miners borrowed from the German word kobold, which means 'goblin' because the ore often looked useful but spoiled their work and gave off bad fumes. That's why this shiny, magnetic metal is called Co, and why you find it in batteries, strong alloys, and in vitamin B12.