Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cobalt
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Cobalt
cobalt
noun Etymology: German Kobalt, alteration of Kobold, literally, goblin, from Middle High German kobolt; from its occurrence in silver ore, believed to be due to goblins Date: 1683 1. a tough lustrous silver-white magnetic metallic element that is related to and occurs with iron and nickel and is used especially in alloys — see element table 2. ~ blue 2 COBALTIC adjective Date: 1782 of, relating to, or containing cobalt especially with a valence of three
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n. Chem. a silvery-white magnetic metallic element occurring naturally as a mineral in combination with sulphur and arsenic, and used in many alloys. Usage Symb.: Co. Phrases and idioms cobalt blue 1 a pigment containing a cobalt salt. 2 the deep-blue colour of this. Derivatives cobaltic adj. cobaltous adj. Etymology: G Kobalt etc., prob. = KOBOLD in mines ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хим. кобальт cobalt bomb —- кобальтовая бомба cobalt blue —- кобальтовая синь (краска) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. Cobalt is a hard silvery-white metal which is used to harden steel and for producing a blue dye. ...a country rich in copper, cobalt and diamonds. N-UNCOUNT 2. Cobalt or cobalt blue is a deep blue colour. ...a woman in a soft cobalt blue dress. COLOUR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a shiny silver-white metal that is a chemical element (=simple substance), and that is used to make some metals and to give a blue colour to some substances 2 a bright blue-green colour (the parrot's cobalt feathers) - cobalt adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1683, from Ger. kobold "goblin," term silver miners used for worthless rock, laced with arsenic and sulphur, from which the element was extracted, from M.H.G. kobe "hut, shed" + *holt "goblin," from hold "gracious, friendly," complimentary words used to avoid the wrath of troublesome beings. Extended to a color 1835. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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