English Explanatory Dictionary

aluminium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
  2. A single atom of this element.
  3. Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

Pronunciation

ăl"yo͝omĭn'ēəm ăl"yo͝omĭn'yəm /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/ /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ en-uk-aluminium.ogg en-au-aluminium.ogg ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'ēəm ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'yəm /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/ /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.jəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-aluminium.wav əlo͞om'ĭnəm /əˈluːmɪnəm/ ăl"(y)əmĭn'yəm /ˌɛl.(j)ɘˈmɘn.jɘm/ en-us-aluminium.ogg /ə.l(j)ʊˈmɪn.ɪ.jəm/

Word forms

aluminium aluminiums aluminum § Usage notes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-men Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium First used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was coined in the same year. From Latin alūmen + -ium. * For information on the origins of the two spellings, see the Wikipedia article.

Synonyms

alumium E173 when used as a food colouring

Related words

algraphy alum alumane alumina aluminate aluminian aluminide aluminothermy andalusite bauxite Birmabright chiolite cobalt blue corundum cryolite emery mullite romanium ruby sapphire

Derived words

aluminic aluminiferous aluminio- alumino- aluminise aluminize aluminium-26 aluminium-27 aluminium arsenide aluminum arsenide aluminium borate aluminum borate aluminium boron oxide aluminum boron oxide aluminium brass aluminum brass aluminium bromide aluminum bromide aluminium bronze aluminum bronze aluminium caesium tetrachloride aluminium carbide aluminum carbide aluminium chloride aluminum chloride aluminium chloride fluoride aluminum chloride fluoride aluminium chloride oxide aluminum chloride oxide aluminium chlorohydrate aluminum chlorohydrate aluminium difluoride aluminum difluoride aluminium difluoride oxide aluminum difluoride oxide aluminium family aluminium fluoride aluminum fluoride aluminium foil aluminum foil aluminium gallium arsenide aluminum gallium arsenide aluminium-gallium-indium phosphide aluminum-gallium-indium phosphide aluminium gallium nitride aluminum gallium nitride aluminium hydride aluminum hydride aluminium hydroxide aluminum hydroxide aluminium iodide aluminum iodide aluminium isopropoxide aluminum isopropoxide aluminium monobromide aluminum monobromide aluminium monochloride aluminum monochloride aluminium monofluoride aluminum monofluoride
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