Meanings
nouncolumbium (usually uncountable, plural columbiums)
plural columbiums · alternative rare colombium
- obsoleteuncountableusuallyFormer name of niobium.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
From Columbus + -ium, named after Christopher Columbus by the element’s discoverer, Charles Hatchett.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Columbium
- Columbiumformer name of niobium
Italian columbio
- columbioformer name of niobium
Japanese コロンビウム
- コロンビウム (koronbium)former name of niobium
Tagalog kolumbyo
- kolumbyoformer name of niobium
Cite this entry
APA
columbium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbium
MLA
“columbium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “columbium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbium.
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