helium

noun/ˈhiliəm/

Frequency rank: #8,395 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A light, colorless, inert gas used in balloons and airships.

Illustration for the English word “helium”

Example sentence

The balloon floated high into the sky because it was filled with helium.

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