noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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hăs'ēəm
/ˈhæsiəm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An artificially-produced transuranic chemical element (symbol Hs) with atomic number 108.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The authors conclude that hassium may not exist in nature outside of star interiors.
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
Examples
This radioactive decay produces a hassium that lasts for several seconds.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a radioactive transuranic element
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hs, element 108, atomic number 108
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical element, element
History
Etymology
From Latin Hassia (“Hesse”), the location of the institute where the element was first synthesized, + -ium.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Albanian:
hasium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Arabic:
هَسْيُوم
(hasyum)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Armenian:
հասիում
(hasium)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Bulgarian:
ха́сий
(hásij)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Catalan:
hassi
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Chinese Mandarin:
𨭆 /𬭶
(hēi)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Cornish:
hassyum
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Czech:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Danish:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Dutch:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Esperanto:
hasio
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Estonian:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Finnish:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
French:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
West-Frisian:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Galician:
hassio
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Georgian:
ჰასიუმი
(hasiumi)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
German:
Hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Greek:
χάσιο
(chásio)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Hebrew:
הסיום
(hesyum)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Hungarian:
hasszium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Italian:
hassio
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Japanese:
ハッシウム
(hasshiumu)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Kashubian:
has
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Korean:
하슘
(hasyum)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Latvian:
hasijs
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Lithuanian:
hasis
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Luxembourgish:
Hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Macedonian:
хасиум
(hasium)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Malay:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Norwegian:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Polish:
has
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Portuguese:
hássio
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Romanian:
hassiu
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Russian:
ха́ссий
(xássij)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Scottish Gaelic:
haisiam
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Serbo-Croatian:
хасиj
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Serbo-Croatian:
хасиjум
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Serbo-Croatian:
hasij
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Serbo-Croatian:
hasijum
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Slovak:
hasium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Slovak:
hásium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Spanish:
hasio
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Swedish:
hassium
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Tajik:
ҳассий
(hassiy)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Tamil:
ஹஸ்ஸியம்
(hassiyam)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Thai:
แฮลเชียม
(haessiam)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Turkish:
hassiyum
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Ukrainian:
га́сій
(hásij)
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Uzbek:
xassiy
— chemical element with atomic number 108
Volapük:
hasin
— chemical element with atomic number 108