CE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does CE mean? 

• CE (noun)
  The noun CE has 1 sense:

1. a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

  Familiarity information: CE used as a noun is very rare.

• CE (adverb)
  The adverb CE has 1 sense:

1. of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

  Familiarity information: CE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 58; Ce; cerium

Hypernyms ("Ce" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("Ce" is a substance of...):

bastnaesite; bastnasite (a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements)

gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)

monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)

• CE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

Synonyms:

C.E.; CE; Common Era

Context example:

in 200 CE

 Context examples 

J'ai dit qu'oui: car c'est vrai, n'est-ce pas, mademoiselle?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

They measured three oxygen and two hydrogen isotopes to reconstruct the history of the lake water between 800 and 1000 CE.

(Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse, University of Cambridge)

Specifies whether this device bears a CE (Conformite Europeenne) mark.

(CE Mark, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Thanks to results of a recent study, researchers now have a clearer picture of the impact of the Justinianic Plague, which lasted from about 541-750 CE.

(Justinianic plague not a landmark pandemic?, National Science Foundation)

Est-ce que je ne puis pas prendrie une seule de ces fleurs magnifiques, mademoiselle?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

NOTE(S): CE is a mark for device products placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA).

(CE Mark, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Maya civilisation is divided into four main periods: the Preclassic (2000 BCE – 250 CE), Classic (250 CE – 800 CE), terminal Classic (800 - 1000 CE) and Postclassic (1000 CE – 1539 CE).

(Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse, University of Cambridge)

"Est-ce que ma robe va bien?" cried she, bounding forwards; "et mes souliers? et mes bas? Tenez, je crois que je vais danser!"

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

By placing the CE marking on a product, the manufacturer affirms that the product conforms with the requirements of the applicable European Community directives.

(CE Mark, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

As he took the cup from my hand, Adele, thinking the moment propitious for making a request in my favour, cried out—N'est-ce pas, monsieur, qu'il y a un cadeau pour Mademoiselle Eyre dans votre petit coffre?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)