[mass noun]the chemical element of atomic number 60, a silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. Neodymium is a component of misch metal and some other alloys, and its compounds are used in colouring glass and ceramics(Symbol: Nd) (化学元素)钕(符号:Nd)
语源
late 19th cent.: from neo- 'new' + a shortened form of didymium