aluminum

CEFRB2

/əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/

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

    American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

Examples

  • There was a time when aluminum was more expensive than gold.

  • This boat is made with high grade aluminum and high strength iron.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/
  • /ʔɐ.lʊˈmi.nʊm/

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More examples

In context

  • Aluminum is a metal.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The lightweight metal used for aircraft bodies is called blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen + -um