columbium

See also: Columbium

English

Alternative forms

• colombium (rare)

Etymology

From Columbus +‎ -ium, named after Christopher Columbus by the element’s discoverer, Charles Hatchett.

Noun

columbium (usually uncountable, plural columbiums)

1. (obsolete) Former name of niobium.

Usage notes

• This name may still be in current use in the field of metallurgy in the United States.

Derived terms

• coltan
• columbiferous
• columbite

Translations

former name of niobium

• German: Columbium n
• Italian: columbio m
• Japanese: コロンビウム (ja) (koronbium)
• Tagalog: kolumbyo