copernicium

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/koʊpəɹˈnɪsi.əm/

noun

The transuranic chemical element (symbol Cn) with atomic number 112.

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Meanings

nouncopernicium (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe transuranic chemical element (symbol Cn) with atomic number 112.

    Copernicium is one of a group of superheavy elements made artificially in a particle accelerator by colliding ions into a heavymetal target; and, like the other superheavy elements, it is radioactive and decays very quickly.

    2013, Eric Scerri, 30-Second Elements, →ISBN
    1. countablechemistryAn atom of this element.

Synonyms & antonyms

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eka-mercuryununbium
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eka-mercury

Origin

From Copernicus + -ium. Named after Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543).

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Translations

Bengali ইউনুনবিয়াম
  • ইউনুনবিয়াম (iununbiẏam)chemical element
Bulgarian коперниций
  • коперниций (kopernicij)chemical element
Catalan copernici
  • copernicichemical element
Chinese Mandarin 鎶 /鿔
  • 鎶 /鿔 (gē)chemical element
Czech kopernicium
  • koperniciumchemical element
Dutch copernicium
  • coperniciumchemical element
Esperanto kopernicio, kopernisio
  • koperniciochemical element
  • kopernisiochemical element
Estonian koperniitsium
  • koperniitsiumchemical element
Finnish kopernikium
  • kopernikiumchemical element
French copernicium
  • coperniciumchemical element
German Copernicium
  • Coperniciumchemical element
Greek κοπερνίκιο
  • κοπερνίκιο (koperníkio)chemical element
Hebrew קופרניקיום
  • קופרניקיוםchemical element
Hungarian kopernícium
  • koperníciumchemical element
Italian copernicio
  • coperniciochemical element
Japanese コペルニシウム
  • コペルニシウム (koperunishiumu)chemical element
Korean 코페르니슘
  • 코페르니슘 (kopereunisyum)chemical element
Latin copernicium
  • coperniciumchemical element
Latvian kopernikijs
  • kopernikijschemical element
Lithuanian kopernikis
  • kopernikischemical element
Malay kopernisium
  • kopernisiumchemical element
Persian کوپرنیسیم
  • کوپرنیسیم (kopernisiom)chemical element
Polish kopernik
  • kopernikchemical element
Portuguese copernício
  • coperníciochemical element
Romanian coperniciu
  • coperniciuchemical element
Russian коперни́ций
  • коперни́ций (kopernícij)chemical element
Slovak kopernícium
  • koperníciumchemical element
Spanish copernicio
  • coperniciochemical element
Swedish copernicium
  • coperniciumchemical element
Tamil கோப்பர்நீசியம்
  • கோப்பர்நீசியம் (kōpparnīciyam)chemical element
Thai โคเปอร์นิเซียม
  • โคเปอร์นิเซียม (koo-bpəə-ní-sîiam)chemical element
Turkish kopernikyum
  • kopernikyumchemical element
Ukrainian коперницій
  • коперницій (kopernycij)chemical element
Welsh coperniciwm
  • coperniciwmchemical element
Cite this entry
APA

copernicium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copernicium

MLA

“copernicium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copernicium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copernicium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copernicium.

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