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COLUMBITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coltan
1, record 1, English, coltan
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- colombotantalite 2, record 1, English, colombotantalite
correct, noun
- colombo-tantalite 3, record 1, English, colombo%2Dtantalite
correct, noun
- columbite-tantalite 4, record 1, English, columbite%2Dtantalite
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coltan, consisting of colombite and tantalite, is being used in electronics, parts of atomic piles, super conductors, etc. 5, record 1, English, - coltan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coltan
1, record 1, French, coltan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- columbotantalite 2, record 1, French, columbotantalite
correct, feminine noun
- colombite-tantalite 2, record 1, French, colombite%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- columbite-tantalite 3, record 1, French, columbite%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- colombo-tantalite 4, record 1, French, colombo%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- columbo-tantalite 5, record 1, French, columbo%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
- niobo-tantalite 6, record 1, French, niobo%2Dtantalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le coltan, le fameux colombo-tantalite, lourd gravier noir éminemment stratégique, la flambée des cours est toujours aussi folle. [...] ce nec plus ultra du sous-sol [...] est recherché par toute l'industrie technologique de pointe : celle des fabricants d'ordinateurs, mais aussi celle de la construction aéronautique, de l'armement (ogives des fusées) ou des téléphones cellulaires [...] 7, record 1, French, - coltan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom «coltan» est une abréviation de «colombo-tantalite», un minerai à partir duquel on extrait les métaux rares : le tantale (Ta) et le columbium (Cb), souvent aussi appelé le niobium (Nb). 8, record 1, French, - coltan
Record 1, Key term(s)
- niobotantalite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coltán
1, record 1, Spanish, colt%C3%A1n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mineral compuesto de columbita y tantalita, del que se extrae tántalo para la fabricación de dispositivos electrónicos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - colt%C3%A1n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coltán: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el sustantivo "coltán"[,] a pesar de que en inglés, lengua de la que procede, se pronuncia como llana, según el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, en español se ha generalizado su uso como palabra aguda, conforme a lo que es habitual en las voces con esa misma terminación, y, siguiendo las reglas de acentuación, se escribe con tilde en la a por acabar en -n. 3, record 1, Spanish, - colt%C3%A1n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coltán : Del inglés coltan, y este acrónimo de columbite "columbita" y tantalite "tantalita". 2, record 1, Spanish, - colt%C3%A1n
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