how to pronounce beryllium

/bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/

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beryllium is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of beryllium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… hemispherical beryllium reflector …”

meanings of beryllium

noun:

An atom of this element.
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

beryllium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word beryllium occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics beryllium can be related to

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1) education, science, and technology;