Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "francium" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRANCIUM

From New Latin, from France + -ium; so-called because first found in France.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF FRANCIUM

francium  [ˈfrænsɪəm] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRANCIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Francium 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 FRANCIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Francium

Francium is a chemical element with symbol Fr and atomic number 87. It was formerly known as eka-caesium and actinium K. It is one of the two least electronegative elements, the other being caesium. Francium is a highly radioactive metal that decays into astatine, radium, and radon. As an alkali metal, it has one valence electron. Bulk francium has never been viewed. Because of the general appearance of the other elements in its periodic table column, it is assumed that francium would appear as a highly reflective metal, if enough could be collected together to be viewed as a bulk solid or liquid. However preparing such a sample is impossible, since the extreme heat of decay would immediately vaporize any viewable quantity of the element. Francium was discovered by Marguerite Perey in France in 1939. It was the last element first discovered in nature, rather than by synthesis. Outside the laboratory, francium is extremely rare, with trace amounts found in uranium and thorium ores, where the isotope francium-223 continually forms and decays.

Definition of francium in the English dictionary

The definition of francium in the dictionary is an unstable radioactive element of the alkali-metal group, occurring in minute amounts in uranium ores. Symbol: Fr; atomic no: 87; half-life of most stable isotope, 223Fr: 22 minutes; valency: 1; melting pt: 27°C; boiling pt: 677°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRANCIUM


aecium
ˈiːsɪəm
americium
ˌæməˈrɪsɪəm
androecium
ænˈdriːsɪəm
apothecium
ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm
axiom
ˈæksɪəm
calcium
ˈkælsɪəm
coliseum
ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm
colosseum
ˌkɒləˈsɪəm
copernicium
ˌkəʊpəˈnɪsɪəm
dysprosium
dɪsˈprəʊsɪəm
gynoecium
dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm
hassium
ˈhæsɪəm
lawrencium
lɒˈrɛnsɪəm
lyceum
laɪˈsɪəm
paramaecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
paramecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
perithecium
ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm
Piscium
ˈpaɪsɪəm
potassium
pəˈtæsɪəm
silicium
sɪˈlɪsɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRANCIUM

franchisement
franchiser
franchisor
Francis
Francis de Sales
Francis I
Francis II
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Sales
Francis turbine
Francis Xavier
Franciscan
francize
Franck
Franco
Franco-Prussian War
francolin
francomania

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRANCIUM

aluminium
amphithecium
aquarium
at a premium
Belgium
endothecium
gynaecium
hieracium
indicium
lithium
lutecium
medium
millennium
paramoecium
premium
sodium
stadium
titanium
zooecium
zoothecium

Synonyms and antonyms of francium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «francium» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF FRANCIUM

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

francio
570 millions of speakers

English

francium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

francium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفرانسيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

франция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

francium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

francium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

francium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Francium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

francium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フランシウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프란
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Francium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

franxi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெடியிதள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रान्सीयियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

francium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

francio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

frans
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

франція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

franciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φράγκιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

francium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

francium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

francium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of francium

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANCIUM»

The term «francium» is regularly used and occupies the 76.602 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
64
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «francium» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of francium
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «francium».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANCIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «francium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «francium» 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 francium

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRANCIUM»

Discover the use of francium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to francium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Alkali Metals: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, ...
Explains the characteristics of alkali metals, where they are found, how they are used by humans, and their relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Kristi Lew, 2009
2
Studies of Atomic Properties of Francium and Rubidium
We use this new experimental setup as well as a rubidium glass cell to perform precision studies of atomic and nuclear properties of rubidium.
Adrian Perez Galvan, 2009
3
Cooling and Trapping of Rubidium and Francium Ions in a ...
Nuclear g-factor measurements are planned with polarized and trapped Francium isotopes. Such measurements would be an important step in preparation of a parity non-conservation experiment.
Kerim Gulyuz, 2007
4
Collinear Laser Spectroscopy of Francium and Rubidium with ...
Fewer precision measurements have been performed concerning francium's nuclear structure, in particular the nuclear magnetic moments of francium isotopes. This thesis describes our development towards trapping polarized francium ions ...
Jerry Frederick Sell, 2007
5
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Vol-1
Francium is retained in pure form in the filtrate. The separation of francium can be achieved by extraction with a benzene solution of thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA), which forms benzene-soluble complexes with actinium and all its decay ...
Gurdeep Raj
6
Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements
ECONOMIC ELEMENT Francium is an intensely radioactive metal, of which there are minute traces in uranium ores, but that required for research purposes is made either in a nuclear reactor (by bombarding radium with neutrons) or in a ...
John Emsley, 2001
7
Isotopes of Francium: Francium-199, Francium-200, ...
Pages: 148. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Francium (Fr) has no stable isotopes.
Books Group Staff, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2010
8
Low Mass Francium and Emanation Isotopes of High Alpha Stability
Isotopes of francium with 126 or fewer neutrons have been looked for in bombardments of Th232 with 350 Mev protons from the 184-inch cyclotron.
Earl K. Hyde, Albert Ghiorso, Glenn Theodore Seaborg, 1949
9
Francium: Isotopes of Francium
Chapters: Isotopes of Francium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 21. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
Books Group, 2010
10
Standard Potentials in Aqueous Solution
Because of the similarity and simplicity of the chemistry , the various thermodynamic properties will be discussed for the group as a whole, with the exception of francium. The ionization energy, particularly the first ionization energy, of the ...
Allen J. Bard, Roger Parsons, Joseph Jordan, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRANCIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term francium is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Bethesda family's New Year's resolution: Eat at every restaurant …
But “192” is less stable than a francium isotope (which is ironic, because Bethesda's French restaurants are among the longest lasting). «Washington Post, Mar 15»
2
Trivia Bits: Keep an eye on the injured list
3. A. Australia is pretty flat. 4. B. Rastafarians think that King Solomon's son founded the Ethiopian royal family. 5. A. Gallium and francium are ... «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»
3
Weekly news quiz: Greece's new leader, a smoggy city and …
Francium. Beijing Smog 5. The mayor of one of China's largest cities this week said it was 'not a liveable city' because of its noxious smog. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
4
Corrections: December 21, 2014
7 about the discovery of the element francium described incorrectly an incident involving Marie Curie and her assistant Elizabeth Rona. «New York Times, Dec 14»
5
Reply All: The 12.7.14 Issue
FRANCIUM KILLED MY GREAT-GREAT AUNT. The incidences of radiation-related disease in the Curie laboratory were especially tragic, ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
6
The Day Computer Games Got Sexy
This week we have a sexy foray into the first erotic computer game and the story of a scientist whose discovery of the rare element francium ... «Gizmodo, Dec 14»
7
My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.
Like her mentor, she had discovered an element, which she named francium, in honor of her country. But the story of Marguerite Perey — which ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
8
Yingli Green Energy Holding's (YGE) CEO Miao Liansheng on Q3 …
... team will continue to invest in lead generation for distributed generation market, as well as marketing the francium and personalization within ... «Seeking Alpha, Nov 14»
9
Pendleton dedicates new veterans memorial
Sarah Francium Rose of Anderson touches the U.S. Army seal on a newly dedicated Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park in Pendleton. «Anderson Independent Mail, Nov 14»
10
'Masters of Sex' Recap: Bill Gets His Way, and Virginia Pays the Price
Virginia consults a divorce lawyer, Herb Spleeb (Jack Laufer), who delivers a great line: “New wives are like Francium, the most unstable of ... «New York Times, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Francium [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/francium>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z