palladium

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

The sense of "safeguard" comes from Latin Palladium (the image of Pallas that protected Troy), from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιον, from Παλλάς, an alternative name for Athena.

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palladium (plural palladia)

  1. A safeguard (from a statue of Athena that was believed to safeguard the ancient city of Troy).
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[edit] Etymology 2

The element was named after Pallas, an asteroid that had been discovered two years before the element.

Chemical element
Pd Previous: rhodium (Rh)
Next: silver (Ag)

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palladium (uncountable)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46.
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palladium n.

  1. palladium

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palladium

  1. palladium

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  • IPA: /pa.la.djɔm/

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palladium m. (usually uncountable)

  1. palladium

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  • IPA: [pəˈlaː˨ɖɔ˧m]

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palladium n.

  1. (uncountable) palladium
  2. a part of palladium

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¹ Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead.


[edit] Swedish

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  • IPA: /paˈlɑːdɪɵm/

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palladium n.

  1. palladium

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