vanadium

[ vuh-ney-dee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light-gray powder with a silvery luster or as a ductile metal: used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it and increase its shock resistance. : V; : 50.942; : 23; : 5.96.

vanadium

/ vəˈneɪdɪəm /

noun

1. a toxic silvery-white metallic element occurring chiefly in carnotite and vanadinite and used in steel alloys, high-speed tools, and as a catalyst. Symbol: V; atomic no: 23; atomic wt: 50.9415; valency: 2–5; relative density: 6.11; melting pt: 1910±10°C; boiling pt: 3409°C

vanadium

/ və-nā′dē-əm /

1. A soft, bright-white metallic element that occurs naturally in several minerals. It has good structural strength and is used especially to make strong varieties of steel. Atomic number 23; atomic weight 50.942; melting point 1,890°C; boiling point 3,000°C; specific gravity 6.11; valence 2, 3, 4, 5.
2. See Periodic Table

Word History and Origins

Origin of vanadium¹

< New Latin (1830) < Icelandic Vanad ( ís ) epithet of Freya ( Vana, genitive of Vanir Vanir + dís goddess) + New Latin -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of vanadium¹

C19: New Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis, epithet of the goddess Freya + -ium

Example Sentences

This means that their offerings could eventually be cheaper than other grid storage candidates, like lithium-ion and vanadium flow batteries.

From MIT Technology Review

Iron struck them as a low-cost alternative to vanadium, “but it had challenges,” says Evans.

From MIT Technology Review

Evans and Song initially set out to design a vanadium flow battery but changed course when they stumbled across some iron-based chemistry done at Case Western Reserve University in 1981.

From MIT Technology Review

You might, for instance, one day wear a jacket or camp under a tent coated with phase-shifting vanadium oxide–kept cool one minute, then warm the next.

From Popular-Science

Unlike most metals, vanadium oxide is a poor conductor of heat, which makes it ideal as an insulator.

From Popular-Science

A good deal of Vanadium alloy is used, and this is made in America.

From Project Gutenberg

Vanadium steel is used throughout the construction of the car.

From Project Gutenberg

Vanadium as an alloy increases the elastic limit, making the steel stronger, tougher and harder.

From Project Gutenberg

Nickel steel rods may be used for parts requiring great strength, but vanadium alloys are very difficult to handle.

From Project Gutenberg

Vanadium is detected by the red colouration produced by passing sulphuretted hydrogen into ammoniacal solutions for some time.

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