caesium
pronunciation
How to pronounce caesium in British English:
UK [ˈsi:ziəm]
How to pronounce caesium in American English:
US [ˈsiziəm]
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- Noun:
- a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
Word Origin
- caesium (n.)
- see cesium.
Example
- 1. Tokyo 's tap water , where iodine turned up friday , now has caesium as well .
- 2. Atomic clocks rely on regular oscillations of caesium atoms to keep time and are extremely accurate .
- 3. What is more , caesium particles tend to lurk in the grass , which means radiation is more of a risk at toddler height than for adults .
- 4. But in a setback that delayed the plan by about a week , water leaked on thursday from a facility used to absorb caesium .
- 5. Japan 's nuclear and industrial safety agencyestimates that the emission of radioactive iodine and caesium from the fukushima plant totals , to date , something equivalent to 370 petabecquerels .