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neodymium
noun
neo·dym·i·um
ˌnē-ō-ˈdi-mē-əm
: a silver-white to yellow metallic element of the rare-earth group that is used especially in magnets and lasers see Chemical Elements Table
Examples of neodymium in a Sentence
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Internally, the Beats Pill houses a racetrack-style neodymium woofer and a single neodymium tweeter that together produce mono sound.
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PCMAG, 25 June 2024
The aquatic plant contains the elements platinum and rhodium, along with rare-earth elements like neodymium, lanthanum, yttrium and dysprosium.
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Devika Rao, theweek, 22 May 2024
Phoenix Tailings focuses on extracting neodymium, neodymium-praseodymium alloy, dysprosium, and ferro dysprosium alloy, which are rare earth metals used in permanent magnets for EVs, wind turbines, jet engines and other applications.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
It’s powered by neodymium magnetic drivers (which are fairly common in modern headsets), while a new high-bandwidth microphone chipset provides support for 32kHz / 16-bit audio to help keep in-game communications clear.
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Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 14 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
neo- + (di)dymium, after German Neodym
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Neodymium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neodymium. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
neodymium
noun
neo·dym·i·um
ˌnē-ō-ˈdim-ē-əm
: a silver-white to yellow metallic chemical element see element
Medical Definition
neodymium
noun
neo·dym·i·um
ˌnē-ō-ˈdim-ē-əm
: a yellow metallic element of the rare-earth group
—symbol Nd
see Chemical Elements Table
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