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Chromium Pronunciation
Chromium is pronounced KROH-mee-uhm, IPA /ˈkroʊmiəm/.
KROH-mee-uhm
US /ˈkroʊmiəm/ · UK /ˈkrəʊmiəm/
Syllables: KROH · mee · uhm (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A hard, shiny metal used to plate taps and bumpers and to make stainless steel.
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Chromium in a Sentence
- The taps were finished in chromium.
- Stainless steel owes its rust resistance to chromium.
- Chromium is element number 24 on the periodic table.
Common Mispronunciations of Chromium
Not CHROH-mee-uhm
Read chr as a plain k plus r. English borrowed the chrom- root from Greek, where the letter pair never gave a ch sound, so chrome, chronic and chromium all open with k.
Not kruh-MY-uhm
Nothing moves off the opening syllable. KROH carries the beat and the rest trails away quietly.
Tip: Say chrome, then add mee-uhm. Three syllables in total.
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