samarium

Definitions

General Science

• noun a shiny metallic element used in strong magnets, carbon-arc lighting and laser materials

Electronics

• A hard silver-white metallic chemical element whose atomic number is 62. It has about 30 known isotopes, of which 4 are stable. It is used in carbon arc lamps, as a dopant in lasers, as a neutron absorber, and it alloys with cobalt to form extremely powerful permanent magnets. Its chemical symbol is Sm.
• chemical symbolSm

Information & Library Science

• abbreviation in Internet addresses, the top-level domain for San Marino

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