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Definition of: terbium
(tûr′bē·əm) noun
A silvery gray metallic element (symbol Tb, atomic number 65) belonging to the lanthanide series, occurring in gadolinite and other rare earths. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL <Ytterby, a town in Sweden]
—ter′bic adjective
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