[nʌɪˈəʊbɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the chemical element of atomic number 41, a silver-grey metal of the transition series, used in superconducting alloys


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Origin:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Niobe, by association with her father Tantalus (so named because the element was first found in tantalite)