tellurium, Te, atomic number 52 - a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold --1is a kind ofchemical element, element --1is a substance of telluride; sylvanite, graphic tellurium
ti, te, si - the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization --2is a kind ofsolfa syllable