chromiumn.

/krəʊmɪəm/

Etymology: Latinized form of the French name chrome , on the ordinary type of names of metals in -ium suffix.

Chemistry.

1. A metallic element, symbol Cr, not occurring in the free state, discovered by Vauquelin in 1797. It is remarkable for the brilliant colours, red, yellow, or green, of its compounds.

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chrome1800

chromium1807

Cr1833

1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 251 The metal called chromium.

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 463 Chromium is a white brittle metal, requiring an intense heat for its fusion.

1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours ii. 42 Besides sodium, the sun's atmosphere contains the vapours of iron, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and other metals.

attributive.1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xvii. 153 Chromium trioxide, CrO₃.

2. Used in alloys and in electro-plating, esp. chromium-plate n. = chromium-plating n. chromium-plated adj., chromium-plating n. electro-plated, -plating with chromium. Also transferred and figurative.

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the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern

modern1585

new-schoolish1844

New World1847

latter day1850

contemporary1859

unantiquated1859

todayish1864

contemporaneous1871

modernistic1878

presentist1878

up to date1888

down to date1893

up-with-the-times1893

de nos jours1909

up to the minute1909

chromium-plate1924

chromium-plated1924

contempo1944

now1955

New Wave1960

nouveau1974

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > chromium

chromium1924

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > chromium-plate

chromium-plate1924

chromium-plating1924

chrome1937

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [adjective] > coated with chromium

chromium-plated1924

chromed1951

1924 Foundry Trade Jrnl. 7 Aug. 111/1 (heading) Chromium-Plating Steel.

1929 Techn. News Bull., Bureau of Standards Mar. 23/1 (heading) Chromium-Plated Laboratory Weights.

1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey i. 4 These decorative little buildings, all glass and concrete and chromium plate.

1934 T. F. Tweed Blind Mouths i. 3 That great modern place with its marbles and chromium-plated trappings.

1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 167 (heading) Chromium coating of surfaces.

1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 167 Chromium can be deposited directly on nickel or copper.

1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets ii. 193 Having coffee in the rectangular and zigzag chromium-fitted modern beige lounge.

1936 Punch 1 Apr. 392/2 The ‘moderns’ who provide a sort of chromium-plate relief to a story otherwise sombre.

1938 E. S. Gardner Case of Shoplifter's Shoe (1939) v. 70 Little individual electric lights shielded in chromium cylinders.

1938 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 42 977 Chromium plating is also extensively employed to reduce wear of steel parts, such as valve rocker tips.

1940 W. Faulkner Portable Faulkner 746 An open..chromiumtrimmed sports car.

1942 F. M. Turner Condensed Chem. Dict. (ed. 3) 189/2 Chromium Plating. Chromium plating is the process by which a thin, bright surface layer of metallic chromium is electrodeposited, usually from chromic acid-sulfuric acid baths, for decorative purposes. ‘Hard-chromium’ plating refers to the electrodeposition of thicker, very hard, chromium layers for engineering applications.

1945 Poetry Q. Winter 148 The kind of air-conditioned, chromium-plated, gadget-ridden existence which is now considered desirable.

1946 J. Cary Moonlight 110 Amanda is completely out of date—absolutely provincial—you don't really like that chromium-plated stuff of hers, Aunty.

1952 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 449/2 The slickness and chromium-plated vulgarity that made his first novel so..oddly readable.

1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) vii. 212 One of the parts most vulnerable to attack by rust is the chromium plating.

1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) x. 240 The use of very hard chromium-plated top piston rings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	chromium
释义	chromiumn. /krəʊmɪəm/ Etymology: Latinized form of the French name chrome , on the ordinary type of names of metals in -ium suffix. Chemistry. 1. A metallic element, symbol Cr, not occurring in the free state, discovered by Vauquelin in 1797. It is remarkable for the brilliant colours, red, yellow, or green, of its compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > chromium > [noun] chrome1800 chromium1807 Cr1833 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 251 The metal called chromium. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 463 Chromium is a white brittle metal, requiring an intense heat for its fusion. 1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours ii. 42 Besides sodium, the sun's atmosphere contains the vapours of iron, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and other metals. attributive.1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xvii. 153 Chromium trioxide, CrO₃. 2. Used in alloys and in electro-plating, esp. chromium-plate n. = chromium-plating n. chromium-plated adj., chromium-plating n. electro-plated, -plating with chromium. Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern modern1585 new-schoolish1844 New World1847 latter day1850 contemporary1859 unantiquated1859 todayish1864 contemporaneous1871 modernistic1878 presentist1878 up to date1888 down to date1893 up-with-the-times1893 de nos jours1909 up to the minute1909 chromium-plate1924 chromium-plated1924 contempo1944 now1955 New Wave1960 nouveau1974 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > chromium chromium1924 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > chromium-plate chromium-plate1924 chromium-plating1924 chrome1937 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [adjective] > coated with chromium chromium-plated1924 chromed1951 1924 Foundry Trade Jrnl. 7 Aug. 111/1 (heading) Chromium-Plating Steel. 1929 Techn. News Bull., Bureau of Standards Mar. 23/1 (heading) Chromium-Plated Laboratory Weights. 1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey i. 4 These decorative little buildings, all glass and concrete and chromium plate. 1934 T. F. Tweed Blind Mouths i. 3 That great modern place with its marbles and chromium-plated trappings. 1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 167 (heading) Chromium coating of surfaces. 1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 167 Chromium can be deposited directly on nickel or copper. 1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets ii. 193 Having coffee in the rectangular and zigzag chromium-fitted modern beige lounge. 1936 Punch 1 Apr. 392/2 The ‘moderns’ who provide a sort of chromium-plate relief to a story otherwise sombre. 1938 E. S. Gardner Case of Shoplifter's Shoe (1939) v. 70 Little individual electric lights shielded in chromium cylinders. 1938 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 42 977 Chromium plating is also extensively employed to reduce wear of steel parts, such as valve rocker tips. 1940 W. Faulkner Portable Faulkner 746 An open..chromiumtrimmed sports car. 1942 F. M. Turner Condensed Chem. Dict. (ed. 3) 189/2 Chromium Plating. Chromium plating is the process by which a thin, bright surface layer of metallic chromium is electrodeposited, usually from chromic acid-sulfuric acid baths, for decorative purposes. ‘Hard-chromium’ plating refers to the electrodeposition of thicker, very hard, chromium layers for engineering applications. 1945 Poetry Q. Winter 148 The kind of air-conditioned, chromium-plated, gadget-ridden existence which is now considered desirable. 1946 J. Cary Moonlight 110 Amanda is completely out of date—absolutely provincial—you don't really like that chromium-plated stuff of hers, Aunty. 1952 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 449/2 The slickness and chromium-plated vulgarity that made his first novel so..oddly readable. 1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) vii. 212 One of the parts most vulnerable to attack by rust is the chromium plating. 1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) x. 240 The use of very hard chromium-plated top piston rings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1807
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