neodymium
noun
neo·dym·i·um ˌnē-ō-ˈdi-mē-əm 
: a silver-white to yellow metallic element of the rare-earth group that is used especially in magnets and lasers see Chemical Elements Table
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For this method, use a strong, small magnet, such as a neodymium magnet. 
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022 But recent research has indicated that coal waste also contains critical minerals and materials, including cobalt, manganese, and lithium, and rare-earth elements, such as neodymium. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Many car companies are also redesigning power trains and the magnets inside them to reduce the need for neodymium and dysprosium. Suresh Sunderrajan, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Moving to all EVs globally is projected to require a tripling of cobalt production, a 70% spike in neodymium and dysprosium mining, and a doubling of copper production. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 4 May 2022 Mining and refining neodymium takes a huge toll on the environment. Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022 China’s sway over mundane but critical products such as dyes used in magnetic resonance imaging and neodymium magnets. Greg Ip, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Features: 1″ titanium dome tweeter with ferrofluid damping and neodymium magnet. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Take neodymium, used to make magnets in the motors of electric vehicles and wind turbines. Wired, 14 July 2022 See More
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022 But recent research has indicated that coal waste also contains critical minerals and materials, including cobalt, manganese, and lithium, and rare-earth elements, such as neodymium. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Many car companies are also redesigning power trains and the magnets inside them to reduce the need for neodymium and dysprosium. Suresh Sunderrajan, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Moving to all EVs globally is projected to require a tripling of cobalt production, a 70% spike in neodymium and dysprosium mining, and a doubling of copper production. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 4 May 2022 Mining and refining neodymium takes a huge toll on the environment. Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022 China’s sway over mundane but critical products such as dyes used in magnetic resonance imaging and neodymium magnets. Greg Ip, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Features: 1″ titanium dome tweeter with ferrofluid damping and neodymium magnet. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Take neodymium, used to make magnets in the motors of electric vehicles and wind turbines. Wired, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
neo- + (di)dymium, after German Neodym
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
neodymium
noun
neo·dym·i·um ˌnē-ō-ˈdim-ē-əm
: a yellow metallic element of the rare-earth group —symbol Nd see Chemical Elements Table
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