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californium

French, noun/ka.li.fɔʁ.njɔm/

californium is a French masculine noun meaning “californium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément chimique de numéro atomique 98 et de symbole Cf appartenant à la série chimique des actinides”.

What does californium mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecalifornium

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Élément chimique de numéro atomique 98 et de symbole Cf appartenant à la série chimique des actinides. 2. Métal pur de cet élément. 3. Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) de californium.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of californium

  • californiums plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce californium?

  • /ka.li.fɔʁ.njɔm/
  • \ka.li.fɔʁ.njɔm\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to californium

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.