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Definition of erbium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

erbium

noun
 
/ˈɜːbiəm/
 
/ˈɜːrbiəm/
[uncountable]
(symbol Er)
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  1. a chemical element. Erbium is a soft silver-white metal.
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from (Ytt)erb(y), in Sweden, where it was first found. Compare with ytterbium.
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