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Meanings of y in English

Russian
игрек
Portuguese
y
Catalan
y
Spanish
y griega
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Letter of the Latin alphabet.

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игрек
Portuguese
ítrio
Catalan
itri
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A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys.

ítrio
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Examples for "yttrium"
Examples for "yttrium"
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Neither scandium nor yttrium are currently produced in the United States.
Reuters
2
It was the inspiration for ytterbium, yttrium, terbium, and erbium.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
3
Nitrogen has nothing new to show us, all its constituents having appeared in scandium and yttrium.
Occult Chemistry: Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Eleme...
4
Without yttrium crystals, lasers would be less bright.
Wired
5
Finally, in 1896 "lucium" was discovered-anddiscarded as yttrium-justin time for the twentieth century.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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Portuguese
y
Catalan
y
Spanish
y

Unicode character.

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Unicode character.

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Usage of y in English
1
Here, y 1 is the vertical position of the first water drop.
Wired
2
Check out this code: First, there is the x and y sets.
Wired
3
It was underneath the paper, so it didn't get all chocolate cake-y.
Ebony
4
Here lie the beloved remains of Carmen and José Pimentel y Heras.
Life in Mexico
5
Thus speaks Laertius, in the translation of Don José Ortíz y Sanz.
Youth and Egolatry
6
Never had Abrego y Mochales appeared handsomer; never more like fine bronze.
The Happy End
7
This first land expedition was in command of Captain Rivera y Moncada.
Chimes of Mission Bells; an historical sketch of California and ...
8
Mrs. Vanborough tried to clear the conjugal horizon b y a smile.
Man and Wife
9
The y studied malaria incidence in the highlands of Ethiopia and Colombia.
The South African
10
I am Don Jaime Escobar y Gallegos, attached to the Spanish legation.
Bring the Jubilee
11
Alles la about big social movements y ages of history y sa?
Nemesis Game
12
She wondered, more obscurely, whether Abrego y Mochales was still in Florence.
The Happy End
13
But there were others before you, there could be others after y-
Full dark, no stars
14
We are on Highway 9, in Region XII, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena.
Full Circle
15
Here is a plot of x vs. y measurements for square blocks.
Wired
16
Sorolla y Bastida, through the invitation of Mr. Huntington, made this exhibition.
Promenades of an Impressionist
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common
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