Cd — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈoʊtnənts/

🇬🇧British English

/tʃˈəʊnɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tʃˈəʊnɪks/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈoʊtnənts/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atomic number 48 candela candle cadmium compact disk 400 compact disc standard candle certificate of deposit four hundred

Parts of Speech

noun	a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
noun	the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
noun	a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
noun	a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
adjective	being one hundred more than three hundred

Word Forms

candle

verb

examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

компакт-диск

мягкий голубовато-белый пластичный ковкий токсичный двухвалентный металлический элемент; встречается в сочетании с цинковыми рудами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीडी

एक नरम नीला-सफ़ेद तन्य निंदनीय विषैला द्विसंयोजक धात्विक तत्व; जिंक अयस्कों के सहयोग से होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সিডি

একটি নরম নীল-সাদা নমনীয় নমনীয় বিষাক্ত বাইভ্যালেন্ট ধাতব উপাদান; দস্তা আকরিক সঙ্গে অ্যাসোসিয়েশন ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிடி

ஒரு மென்மையான நீலம்-வெள்ளை நீர்த்துப்போகக்கூடிய இணக்கமான நச்சு இருவலன்ட் உலோக உறுப்பு; துத்தநாக தாதுக்களுடன் இணைந்து நிகழ்கிறது

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીડી

નરમ વાદળી-સફેદ નમ્ર નમ્ર ઝેરી બાયવેલેન્ટ મેટાલિક તત્વ; ઝીંક ઓર સાથે જોડાણમાં થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಡಿ

ಮೃದುವಾದ ನೀಲಿ-ಬಿಳಿ ಮೆತುವಾದ ಮೆತುವಾದ ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ದ್ವಿಗುಣ ಲೋಹದ ಅಂಶ; ಸತು ಅದಿರುಗಳ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سی ڈی

ایک نرم نیلے رنگ سفید نرمی سے چلنے والا زہریلا دوائیولنٹ دھاتی عنصر؛ زنک دھاتوں کے ساتھ مل کر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光盘

一种柔软的蓝白色延展性有毒二价金属元素；与锌矿有关

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đĩa CD

một nguyên tố kim loại hóa trị hai độc hại, mềm, dễ uốn, màu trắng xanh; xảy ra cùng với quặng kẽm

🇹🇭Thai

ซีดี

องค์ประกอบโลหะไบวาเลนต์เป็นพิษที่เหนียวนุ่มสีน้ำเงินอมขาว เกิดขึ้นร่วมกับแร่สังกะสี

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرص مضغوط

عنصر معدني ثنائي التكافؤ سام قابل للطرق وأبيض مزرق ناعم؛ يحدث بالاشتراك مع خامات الزنك

🇮🇷Persian

سی دی

یک عنصر فلزی دو ظرفیتی سمی شکل‌پذیر نرم به رنگ آبی مایل به سفید. در ارتباط با سنگ معدن روی رخ می دهد

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