noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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bĭz'məth
/ˈbɪz.məθ/
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rhymes with -ɪzməθ
CMU ARPABET:B IH1 Z M AH0 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A single atom of this element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bi, atomic number 83
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
History
Etymology
From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).
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79 source translations are retained for this English entry.
