How do you use Columbium in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like niobium, plus the exact meaning.
Columbium in a sentence
Columbium meaning
Former name of niobium.
Synonyms of Columbium
Using Columbium
- The main meaning on this page is: Former name of niobium.
- Useful related words include: niobium, nb, atomic number 41.
Context around Columbium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Columbium
- In this selection, "columbium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, name and remains stand out and add context to how "columbium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include named it columbium and niobium and columbium were the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "columbium" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with columbium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The English chemist Charles Hatchett reported a new element similar to tantalum in 1801 and named it columbium. (18 words)
He decided to keep the name tantalum. citation After Friedrich Wöhler confirmed these results, it was thought that columbium and tantalum were the same element. (25 words)
Niobium was officially adopted as the name of the element in 1949, but the name columbium remains in current use in metallurgy in the United States. (26 words)
In 1864 and 1865, a series of scientific findings clarified that niobium and columbium were the same element (as distinguished from tantalum), and for a century both names were used interchangeably. (31 words)
Niobium was officially adopted as the name of the element in 1949, but the name columbium remains in current use in metallurgy in the United States. (26 words)
He decided to keep the name tantalum. citation After Friedrich Wöhler confirmed these results, it was thought that columbium and tantalum were the same element. (25 words)
Example sentences (4)
He decided to keep the name tantalum. citation After Friedrich Wöhler confirmed these results, it was thought that columbium and tantalum were the same element.
In 1864 and 1865, a series of scientific findings clarified that niobium and columbium were the same element (as distinguished from tantalum), and for a century both names were used interchangeably.
Niobium was officially adopted as the name of the element in 1949, but the name columbium remains in current use in metallurgy in the United States.
The English chemist Charles Hatchett reported a new element similar to tantalum in 1801 and named it columbium.