ATOMIC NUMBER 82

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 82 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 82 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 82 has 1 sense:

1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 82 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 82 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 82; lead; Pb

Context example:

the children were playing with lead soldiers

Hypernyms ("atomic number 82" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number 82"):

hard lead (unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains)

antimonial lead; hard lead (a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony)

pig lead (lead that is cast in pigs)

Holonyms ("atomic number 82" is a substance of...):

cerussite; white lead ore (a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead)

galena (soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead)

 Context examples 

An element with atomic symbol Pb, atomic number 82, and atomic weight 207.2.

(Lead Metal, NCI Thesaurus)