CE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does CE mean? 

• CE (noun)
  The noun CE has 1 sense:

1. a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

  Familiarity information: CE used as a noun is very rare.

• CE (adverb)
  The adverb CE has 1 sense:

1. of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

  Familiarity information: CE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CE (noun)

Meaning:

A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 58; Ce; cerium

Hypernyms ("Ce" 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.)

Holonyms ("Ce" is a substance of...):

bastnaesite; bastnasite (a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements)

gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)

monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)

• CE (adverb)

Meaning:

Of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

Synonyms:

C.E.; CE; Common Era

Context example:

in 200 CE