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TH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
Synonyms:
atomic number 90; Th; thorium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Th" 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.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Th"):
radiothorium; thorium-228 (radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228)
Holonyms ("Th" is a substance of...):
monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)
thorite (a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
Synonyms:
Th; Thursday
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Th" is a kind of...):
weekday (any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday))
Context examples:
While not naming any other bidders, Maróth said the Hungarian bid won after lengthy negotiations, out of mulitple competing offers.
(Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group, Wikinews)
The November 4 issue of Magyar Nemzet published an interview with Gáspár Maróth, the Hungarian Government commissioner responsible for defence, defence industries and coordinating defence modernization, in which the deal was announced.
(Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group, Wikinews)
