columbite

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See also: Columbite

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

columbite

Etymology[edit]

From columbium (“niobium”) +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

columbite (plural columbites)

(mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

mineral

Finnish: kolumbiitti
French: columbite f
Galician: columbita f
German: Columbit m
Italian: columbite f
Polish: kolumbit
Portuguese: columbita f
Spanish: columbita (es) f

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

columbite

Noun[edit]

columbite f (plural columbites)

(mineralogy) columbite

Further reading[edit]

“columbite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

columbite

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ko.lumˈbi.te/
Rhymes: -ite
Hyphenation: co‧lum‧bì‧te

Noun[edit]

columbite f (plural columbiti)

(mineralogy) columbite

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