helium
English
/ˈhiːli.əm/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin helium derived from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (sun, sunlight).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἥλιος
Gloss
sun, sunlight
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
日, 陽
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihelium English
- dihelium English
- helide English
- heliocentrism English
- helion English
- heliotypy English
- heliumide English
- heliumlike English
- helonium English
- hydridohelium English
- hyperhelium English
- nonhelium English
- orthohelium English
- parahelium English
- perihelion English
- radiohelium English
- helium Latin
- Helium German
- Heliumbrennen German
- Heliumisotop German
- Heliumkern German
- Orthohelium German
- Parahelium German
- heliumgekühlt German
- perielio Italian
- helium Dutch, Flemish
- ге́лий Russian
- helio Spanish, Castilian
- περί Ancient Greek
- τύπος Ancient Greek
- ἡλιοκάνθαρος Ancient Greek
- ἡλιομαντεία Ancient Greek
- ἡλιοσκόπιον Ancient Greek
- ἡλιοτρόπιον Ancient Greek
- ἡλιόφυτον Ancient Greek
- ἥλιος Ancient Greek
- ἥλῐος Ancient Greek
- ヘリウム Japanese
- हेलि Sanskrit
- heliotrop Danish
- heliumo Esperanto
- हीलियम Hindi
- ฮีเลียม Thai
- ήλιο Greek (modern)
- ήλιος Greek (modern)
- heliwm Welsh
- హీలియము Telugu
- ჰელიუმი Georgian
- 氦 Chinese
- heliamu Swahili
- *hāwélios Proto-Hellenic