aluminium

CEFRC1

/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A light, silver-colored metal used in many products and structures.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A single atom of this element.

Examples

  • Aluminium doesn't conduct electricity as well as copper.

  • Many boxes are produced out of aluminium.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/
  • /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.jəm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

  2. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

More examples

In context

  • Powders of aluminium, magnesium, silicon, etc. explode.

  • There are plenty of reasons, Australians may reason, why our nation might be exempted from the threatened next round of Trumpian tariffs, on stuff like aluminium and pharmaceuticals.

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Origin

noun

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.