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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ELECTRUM

From Latin, from Greek ēlektron amber.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTRUM

electrum  [ɪˈlɛktrəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTRUM

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Electrum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELECTRUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

electrum

Electrum

Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, with trace amounts of copper and other metals. It has also been produced artificially, and is often known as green gold. The ancient Greeks called it 'gold' or 'white gold', as opposed to 'refined gold'. Its colour ranges from pale to bright yellow, depending on the proportions of gold and silver. The gold content of naturally occurring electrum in modern Western Anatolia ranges from 70% to 90%, in contrast to the 45–55% of electrum used in ancient Lydian coinage of the same geographical area. This suggests that one reason for the invention of coinage in that area was to increase the profits from seignorage by issuing currency with a lower gold content than the commonly circulating metal. Electrum was used for the earliest metal coins, and as early as the third millennium BC in Old Kingdom Egypt, sometimes as an exterior coating to the pyramidions atop ancient Egyptian pyramids and obelisks. Electrum was also used in the making of ancient drinking vessels. For several decades the medals awarded with the Nobel Prize have been made of gold-plated green gold.

Definition of electrum in the English dictionary

The definition of electrum in the dictionary is an alloy of gold and silver used for jewellery and ornaments.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELECTRUM


antrum
ˈæntrəm
centrum
ˈsɛntrəm
claustrum
ˈklɔːstrəm
colostrum
kəˈlɒstrəm
elytrum
ˈɛlɪtrəm
hippeastrum
hɪpɪˈæstrəm
lustrum
ˈlʌstrəm
ngultrum
əŋˈɡuːltrəm
nostrum
ˈnɒstrəm
Outram
ˈuːtrəm
philtrum
ˈfɪltrəm
plectrum
ˈplɛktrəm
rostrum
ˈrɒstrəm
sequestrum
sɪˈkwɛstrəm
sistrum
ˈsɪstrəm
spectrum
ˈspɛktrəm
tantrum
ˈtæntrəm
triquetrum
traɪˈkwiːtrəm
Tristram
ˈtrɪstrəm
veratrum
vəˈreɪtrəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTRUM

electrothermic
electrothermy
electrotint
electrotonic
electrotonus
electrotype
electrotyper
electrotypic
electrotypist
electrotypy
electrovalence
electrovalency
electrovalent
electrovalent bond
electrovalently
electroweak
electroweak interaction
electroweak theory
electrowinning
electuaries

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTRUM

absorption spectrum
anestrum
band spectrum
broad-spectrum
chetrum
continuous spectrum
electromagnetic spectrum
emission spectrum
estrum
hemelytrum
humstrum
mare nostrum
organistrum
radio spectrum
rastrum
strum
temper tantrum
zygantrum

Synonyms and antonyms of electrum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «electrum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELECTRUM

Find out the translation of electrum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of electrum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «electrum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

electrum
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

electrum
570 millions of speakers

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electrum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिलट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإلكتروم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

электрума
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

electrum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইলেক্ট্রাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

électrum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elektrom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Electrum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エレクトラム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일렉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Electrum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

electrum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

electrum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इलेक्ट्रिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektrum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lega di rame
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elektrum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

електрума
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

electrum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήλεκτρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geskitter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elektrum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

electrum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of electrum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTRUM»

The term «electrum» is regularly used and occupies the 95.179 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTRUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «electrum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «electrum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about electrum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTRUM»

Discover the use of electrum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electrum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus
Gold is, however, sometimes found which has a native alloy of silver combined with it, and it is quite possible that some of the earlier issues of electrum coins may have been struck in native electrum. For instance, the metal of the early Lydian ...
William Greenwell, 1887
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The Keys of Electrum: A Modern-Day Mystery of Ancient Egypt
A Modern-Day Mystery of Ancient Egypt Grant Henning, J. D. Henning. “That's just it!” Billy exclaimed. “These priests were brilliant engineers, politicians, artisans, and planners. It's even recorded that many of the priests went on to become ...
Grant Henning, J. D. Henning, 2011
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The Electrum Coinage of Lampsakos
18 The Electrum Coinage of Lampsakos the revolt of Chios against the Athenian Hegemony in 412 B. C., and to suppose further that Chios would not have commenced an important new issue like the tetradrachm during the Athenian ...
Agnes Baldwin Brett, 1914
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Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present. ...
Electrum 1/6 Stater 700 2500 800 2500 700 2500 700 700 Bearded male head / Rv. Serpent. Electrum 1/6 Stater 380. Head of Zeus / Rv. Trident. 381. Electrum 1/ 6 Stater 700 700 2500 2500 2500 2500 Head of Demeter / Rv. Tripod. 382.
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, 2009
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Catalogue of the Collection of Greek Coins in Gold, Silver, ...
This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge in London, 1900.
Adegi Graphics LLC, 1999
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Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The ...
Laboratory research has not proceeded far enough with ancient objects of precious metal from Mesopotamia to make separate treatment of this metal possible, since the distinction between natural and artificial electrum may not be confidently ...
Peter Roger Stuart Moorey, 1999
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The Chemistry of Gold Extraction
2.1.2 Electrum Gold usually occurs alloyed with some silver; however, when the silver content is between 25% and 55%, the mineral is called electrum. Electrum has a pale yellow color, due to the silver content, as indicated in Figure 2.2, and ...
John Marsden, Iain House, 2006
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The Place of the Psalms in the Intellectual Culture of the ...
The same lack of interest in putting a Christian construction on elec- trum can be found in Isidore of Seville, who clearly reprises the Plinian tradition in presenting the fullest range of early medieval opinions on both electrum-as-amber and ...
Nancy Elizabeth Van Deusen, 1999
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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
They must also have been early acquainted with the compounded metal, since gold alike in Asia and Europe is commonly found mixed with silver. Which of the two substances therefore was first called electrum is a matter quite open to dispute ...
William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, 1890
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Life-Study of Ezekiel: Messages 1-15
THE GLOWING ELECTRUM God's intention is not simply to burn us and turn us into ashes. God is a good God with a good purpose. What is His purpose in blowing upon us as the wind, in covering us as the cloud, and in consuming us as the ...
Witness Lee, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTRUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term electrum is used in the context of the following news items.
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NOVAGOLD's Donlin Gold Project Permitting Continues to Advance …
NOVAGOLD gives us all the leverage I could wish for to multiply Electrum's returns when higher gold prices return and is located in a place ... «Canadian Mining Journal, Jul 15»
2
Bitcoin Standardization, Security and Accountability: the DCC, C4 …
The bitcoin wallets in the report include Coinbase, Blockchain.info, Mycelium, Darkwallet, Airbitz, Armory, Electrum, Bitcoin Wallet and Multibit ... «Bitcoin Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Rand Paul to court marijuana industry donors at campaign fundraiser
As the managing partner in Electrum Partners, a consulting firm specialising in the medical marijuana industry, and the founding chairman of ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Electrum Global Holdings LP Acquires Securities of Southern Silver …
Electrum owns 24,884,593 Shares representing approximately ... Electrum also owns Warrants exercisable for 24,884,593 Shares which, ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
5
Southern Silver Closes $1 Million Unit Offering and Commences $2 …
Electrum Global Holdings L.P., an existing shareholder of the Company, subscribed for 9,000,000 Units in the Offering. The Offering is subject to regulatory ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
6
Electrum Strategic Resources LP Just increased Novacopper Inc's …
Electrum Strategic Resources L.P. has filled a SC 13D/A form regarding Novacopper Inc 0.540 +0.023 4.51% . Filing Link: ... «OctaFinance.com, Jun 15»
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10 High-Profile Stocks Poised for a Comeback
“The public markets are unforgiving,” says Leslie Bocskor, founder and managing partner of Electrum Partners. “If your stock price is down, and ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
8
The Potentials and Pitfalls of Marijuana Investments
... founder and managing partner of Electrum Partners. He says to carefully read the investment prospectus and look for “a great team that can ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
9
Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation Raises $200 Million in …
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: ELECU) (the "Company") today announced the closing ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
10
Almaden Provides Ixtaca Metallurgical Program Update: Confirms …
The Ixtaca deposit gold and silver mineralisation occurs as electrum (a gold/silver alloy) and gold and silver bearing sulphides in epithermal ... «Junior Mining Network, Jun 15»

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