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cae·si·um

 (sē′zē-əm)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of cesium.
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caesium

(ˈsiːzɪəm) or

cesium

n
(Elements & Compounds) a ductile silvery-white element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive metal. It occurs in pollucite and lepidolite and is used in photocells. The radioisotope caesium-137, with a half-life of 30.2 years, is used in radiotherapy. Symbol: Cs; atomic no: 55; atomic wt: 132.90543; valency: 1; relative density: 1.873; melting pt: 28.39±0.01°C; boiling pt: 671°C
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ce•si•um

(ˈsi zi əm)

n.
a rare highly reactive soft metallic element of the alkali metal group used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; at. wt.: 132.905; at. no.: 55; sp. gr.: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
[1861; < Latin caesium, neuter of caesius bluish gray (see -ium2); so named from the blue lines in its spectrum]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.caesium - a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures)caesium - a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
cesium 137 - a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy
pollucite - a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium
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Translations
цезий
cesium
cæsium
tseesium
cesium
צזיום
cezij
cézium
sesín
セシウム
caesium
cezis
cesium
cez
cesiu
cézium
cezij
cesium
sezyum

caesium

cesium (US) [ˈsiːzɪəm] Ncesio m
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caesium

, (US) cesium
nCäsium nt, → Zäsium nt
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The technique uses laser-excited caesium atoms to perform terahertz-to-optical conversion, the light from which is captured with a standard camera.
"it was considered premature in 1964 to redefine the second in terms of the caesium frequency because the hydrogen maser was expected to offer, within a short while, a better base for such a redefinition.
By using microwaves to excite electrons from one energy level to another within atoms of caesium, he was able to stabilise the microwaves at a precise and reproducible frequency.
Caesium-137, or radiocaesium, is a radioactive isotope of Caesium formed as one of the more common fission products by the nuclear fission of Uranium-235 and other fissionable isotopes in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
Contamination of soil and water by the radioactive form of caesium is a major problem, since it persists for a long time; levels of radioactivity reduce by half only every 30 years.
Fukushima: More than six times the legal limit of radioactive caesium has been found in beef from Fukushima prefecture, home to Japan s crippled nuclear plant, an official statement said Saturday.
The Royal Free Hospital in London admitted misplacing the caesium 137, after it was used to treat a cancer tumour in March 2001.
The Royal Free Hospital in London admitted misplacing the caesium 137,after it was used to treat a cancer tumour in March 2001.
DEADLY caesium stolen from an iron-smelting plant in Bulgaria may have been smuggled out and into the hands of terrorists.
The mushroom is one of a very few plants which can grow in the alkaline soil conditions created by the caesium.