"lanthanide contraction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lanthanide contractions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lanthanide contraction (plural lanthanide contractions)
  1. (chemistry, physics) the progressive decrease in the radii of atoms of the lanthanide elements as the atomic number increases; evident in various physical properties of the elements and their compounds Wikipedia link: lanthanide contraction Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-lanthanide_contraction-en-noun-B9486Aga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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