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caesium Definition

cae·sium (zē əm)

noun

cesium

caesium Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • radioactive: Radioactive cesium was found on the outside on the flask.

Modifies a noun

  • chloride: In contrast with cesium chloride, sodium chloride forms a simple cubic structure.
  • fountain: Back to top The NPL cesium fountain Over the past two years an experimental cesium fountain has been assembled at the NPL.
  • atom: One second is now defined by nine billions beats of a cesium atom.
  • clock: A cesium clock has an error of one second per million years.
  • standard: The largest shift in the frequency of any cesium standard is due to the magnetic field in the interaction region.
  • contamination: The model will be initially referenced against existing experimental results for cesium contamination of steel surfaces.

Noun used with modifier

  • radio: The main radio nuclide responsible for the continuation of restrictions is radio cesium, which is taken up by vegetation and ingested by sheep.
  • element: Atomic Clock A very precise clock that operates using the elements cesium or rubidium.