1. a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite; [syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 73
n 1: a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly
resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite
and tantalite [syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73]