Y
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Y mean?
• Y (noun)
The noun Y has 2 senses:
1. a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
2. the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
Familiarity information: Y used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• Y (noun)
Meaning:
A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 39; Y; yttrium
Hypernyms ("Y" 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 ("Y" is a substance of...):
fergusonite (a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals)
gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)
xenotime (a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form)
Meaning:
The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
letter y; wye; Y
Hypernyms ("Y" is a kind of...):
alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
Holonyms ("Y" is a member of...):
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet (the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
