Meanings
- uncountableA metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
Synonyms: eka-boron
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
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Origin
- LatinScandia
- New Latinscandium
- Englishscandium
Borrowed from New Latin scandium.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Basque eskandio
- eskandiochemical element
Bulgarian ска́ндий
- ска́ндий (skándij)chemical element
Catalan escandi
- escandichemical element
Chinese Mandarin 鈧 /钪
- 鈧 /钪 (kàng)chemical element
Czech skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Danish skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Dutch scandium
- scandiumchemical element
Esperanto skandio
- skandiochemical element
Estonian skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Finnish skandium
- skandiumchemical element
French scandium
- scandiumchemical element
German Skandium, Scandium
- Skandiumchemical element
- Scandiumchemical element
Greek σκάνδιο
- σκάνδιο (skándio)chemical element
Hawaiian kaniuma
- kaniumachemical element
Hebrew סקנדיום
- סקנדיום (skandium)chemical element
Hindi स्तोकातु
- स्तोकातु (stokātu)chemical element
Hungarian szkandium
- szkandiumchemical element
Icelandic skandín
- skandínchemical element
Irish scaindiam
- scaindiamchemical element
Italian scandio
- scandiochemical element
Japanese スカンジウム
- スカンジウム (sukanjiumu)chemical element
Korean 스칸듐
- 스칸듐 (seukandyum)chemical element
Latin scandium
- scandiumchemical element
Latvian skandijs
- skandijschemical element
Lithuanian skandis
- skandischemical element
Malay skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Norwegian Bokmål scandium
- scandiumchemical element
Polish skand
- skandchemical element
Portuguese escândio
- escândiochemical element
Romanian scandiu
- scandiuchemical element
Russian ска́ндий
- ска́ндий (skándij)chemical element
Scottish Gaelic scandium
- scandiumchemical element
Slovak skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Spanish escandio
- escandiochemical element
Swahili skandi
- skandichemical element
Swedish skandium
- skandiumchemical element
Tamil ஸ்கண்டியம்
- ஸ்கண்டியம் (skaṇṭiyam)chemical element
Thai สแคนเดียม
- สแคนเดียม (sakhaendiam)chemical element
Turkish skandiyum
- skandiyumchemical element
Ukrainian ска́ндій
- ска́ндій (skándij)chemical element
Vietnamese scandi
- scandichemical element
Welsh scandiwm
- scandiwmchemical element
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Cite this entry
scandium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandium
“scandium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scandium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandium.
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