caesium

[ see-zee-uh m ]
/ ˈsi zi əm /

noun Chemistry.

Definition for caesium (2 of 2)

cesium

or cae·si·um

[ see-zee-uh m ]
/ ˈsi zi əm /

noun

a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.

Origin of cesium

1930–35; < New Latin, special use of Latin caesium, neuter of caesius bluish-grey; see -ium

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British Dictionary definitions for caesium (1 of 2)

caesium

US cesium

/ (ˈsiːzɪəm) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for caesium (2 of 2)

cesium
/ (ˈsiːzɪəm) /

noun

the usual US spelling of caesium

Medical definitions for caesium

cesium

n. Symbol Cs

A soft ductile metal, liquid at room temperature, the most electropositive and alkaline of the elements, used in photoelectric cells. Atomic number 55.

Scientific definitions for caesium

cesium
[ sēzē-əm ]

Cs

A soft, ductile, silvery-white element of the alkali group. It is liquid at room temperature and is the most reactive of all metals. Cesium is used to make photoelectric cells, electron tubes, and atomic clocks. Atomic number 55; atomic weight 132.905; melting point 28.5°C; boiling point 690°C; specific gravity 1.87; valence 1. See Periodic Table.