cobalt

[ koh-bawlt ]

/ ˈkoʊ bɔlt /

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noun

a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.

Origin of cobalt

1675–85; <German Kobalt, variant of Koboldkobold

Words nearby cobalt

coaxial, coaxial cable, cob, cobaea, cobalamin, cobalt, cobalt 60, cobaltammine, cobalt bloom, cobalt blue, cobalt bomb

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Example sentences from the Web for cobalt

After just a “few minutes” of questioning at Cobalt, he was subject to enhanced interrogation techniques.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was also kept at Cobalt after his March 2003 in Pakistan.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, four of 20 cells at Cobalt were found to have bars across the cell to allow this.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That was when General Motors was preparing to roll out the 2005 Cobalt.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006|Michael Daly|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mining asteroids is about iron and nickel as well as cobalt and platinum-group metals, but also water and energy, he says.
James Cameron and Investors Seek to Lasso and Mine an Asteroid|Vivien Marx|April 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The spirit will attract the flies, and the cobalt will kill them very soon.
The American Housewife|Anonymous
Only certain substances show magnetic properties, these being iron, nickel, cobalt and their alloys.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
Bleu de roi, made from cobalt; a deep lapis lazuli, sometimes veined and sown with gold.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott
In water-colour painting, cobalt is tolerably firm on paper, and consequently answers better for some purposes than French blue.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
It may be prepared by the addition of potassium nitrite to an acetic acid solution of cobalt chloride.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cobalt

cobalt

/ (ˈkəʊbɔːlt) /

noun

a brittle hard silvery-white element that is a ferromagnetic metal: occurs principally in cobaltite and smaltite and is widely used in alloys. The radioisotope cobalt-60, with a half-life of 5.3 years, is used in radiotherapy and as a tracer. Symbol: Co; atomic no: 27; atomic wt: 58.93320; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 8.9; melting pt: 1495°C; boiling pt: 2928°C

Word Origin for cobalt

C17: German Kobalt, from Middle High German kobolt goblin; from the miners' belief that malicious goblins placed it in the silver ore

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cobalt

cobalt

[ kō′bôlt′ ]

n. Symbol Co

A metallic element, used chiefly for magnetic and high-temperature alloys and in the form of its salts for blue glass and ceramic pigments. Atomic number 27.

Scientific definitions for cobalt

cobalt

[ kō′bôlt′ ]

Co

A silvery-white, hard, brittle metallic element that occurs widely in metal ores. It is used to make magnetic alloys, heat-resistant alloys, and blue pigment for ceramics and glass. Atomic number 27; atomic weight 58.9332; melting point 1,495°C; boiling point 2,900°C; specific gravity 8.9; valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table.

单词	cobalt
释义	cobalt [ koh-bawlt ] / ˈkoʊ bɔlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cobalt ON THESAURUS.COM noun a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C. Origin of cobalt 1675–85; <German Kobalt, variant of Koboldkobold Words nearby cobalt coaxial, coaxial cable, cob, cobaea, cobalamin, cobalt, cobalt 60, cobaltammine, cobalt bloom, cobalt blue, cobalt bomb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cobalt After just a “few minutes” of questioning at Cobalt, he was subject to enhanced interrogation techniques. Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon\|Tim Mak\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was also kept at Cobalt after his March 2003 in Pakistan. Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon\|Tim Mak\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In fact, four of 20 cells at Cobalt were found to have bars across the cell to allow this. Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon\|Tim Mak\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That was when General Motors was preparing to roll out the 2005 Cobalt. The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006\|Michael Daly\|July 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Mining asteroids is about iron and nickel as well as cobalt and platinum-group metals, but also water and energy, he says. James Cameron and Investors Seek to Lasso and Mine an Asteroid\|Vivien Marx\|April 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The spirit will attract the flies, and the cobalt will kill them very soon. The American Housewife\|Anonymous Only certain substances show magnetic properties, these being iron, nickel, cobalt and their alloys. Aviation Engines\|Victor Wilfred Pag Bleu de roi, made from cobalt; a deep lapis lazuli, sometimes veined and sown with gold. Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876\|Charles Wyllys Elliott In water-colour painting, cobalt is tolerably firm on paper, and consequently answers better for some purposes than French blue. Field's Chromatography\|George Field It may be prepared by the addition of potassium nitrite to an acetic acid solution of cobalt chloride. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cobalt cobalt / (ˈkəʊbɔːlt) / noun a brittle hard silvery-white element that is a ferromagnetic metal: occurs principally in cobaltite and smaltite and is widely used in alloys. The radioisotope cobalt-60, with a half-life of 5.3 years, is used in radiotherapy and as a tracer. Symbol: Co; atomic no: 27; atomic wt: 58.93320; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 8.9; melting pt: 1495°C; boiling pt: 2928°C Word Origin for cobalt C17: German Kobalt, from Middle High German kobolt goblin; from the miners' belief that malicious goblins placed it in the silver ore Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cobalt blue-green, turquoise, royal, azure, navy, indigo, sapphire, ultramarine, beryl, teal, cerulean Medical definitions for cobalt cobalt [ kō′bôlt′ ] n. Symbol Co A metallic element, used chiefly for magnetic and high-temperature alloys and in the form of its salts for blue glass and ceramic pigments. Atomic number 27. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for cobalt cobalt [ kō′bôlt′ ] Co A silvery-white, hard, brittle metallic element that occurs widely in metal ores. It is used to make magnetic alloys, heat-resistant alloys, and blue pigment for ceramics and glass. Atomic number 27; atomic weight 58.9332; melting point 1,495°C; boiling point 2,900°C; specific gravity 8.9; valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cobalt

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