cesium
noun
ce·si·um
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Definition of cesium
: a silver-white soft ductile element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive element known and that is used especially in photoelectric cells — see Chemical Elements Table
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Tokyo has stringent limits on the amount of cesium allowed in food, setting a maximum of just one-twelfth the levels permitted in the United States or the European Union. — Washington Post, "Radioactive sushi: Japan-South Korea spat extends to Olympic cuisine," 23 Aug. 2019 The cesium would have to be separately glassified or disposed of some other way. — Ralph Vartabedian, latimes.com, "Nation’s most ambitious project to clean up nuclear weapons waste has stalled at Hanford," 4 June 2019 Cesium atomic clocks are precision devices that measure time using the frequency of atomic emissions from the element cesium, according to a website maintained by the U.S. Naval Observatory. — Joe Dworetzky, latimes.com, "South El Monte man charged with illegally exporting cesium atomic clocks," 28 June 2019 That includes elements like radioactive cesium, which have been known to make people sick to the point of death across the globe. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Climate Change Could Unleash Long-Frozen Radiation," 15 Apr. 2019 The second is affixed to the motion of the atoms of the element cesium. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The world is about to redefine the kilogram," 15 Nov. 2018 Radiation detectors and dime-sized disks of plutonium and cesium used to make sure the detectors were working properly. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "The US government has trouble keeping track of radioactive material," 17 July 2018 Missing were radiation detectors and small samples of plutonium and cesium used to calibrate them. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Dangerous plutonium stolen from rental car in a hotel parking lot," 16 July 2018 The experts from the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory were sent to San Antonio to retrieve the plutonium and cesium on March 21, 2017, according to a Monday report from The Center for Public Integrity. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, "Nuclear materials were reportedly stolen in Texas last year -- and they still haven't been found," 16 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cesium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cesium
noun
ce·si·um
variants:
or chiefly British caesium \ ˈsē-zē-əm
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Medical Definition of cesium
: a silver-white soft ductile element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive element known and that is used especially in photoelectric cells
—symbol Cs
— see Chemical Elements Table
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