(astronomy, physics, obsolete) A supposed chemical element proposed as a result of spectral analysis of light from a nebula; the emission lines concerned are now known to be due to doubly-ionized oxygen.
nobelium
nobelium
noun
a transuranic chemical element (symbol No) with an atomic number of 102.
unlimber
unlimber
adj
Not limber; lacking flexibility.
verb
(by extension) To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object.
(obsolete) To deploy an artillery piece for firing (i.e. to detach it from its limber).
To stretch muscles, limbs, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time.
To unsling something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap; to bring something carried into the hands for use.
