platinum

CEFRB2

/ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A valuable silver-white metal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.

Examples

  • At the moment, platinum jewellery is in fashion.

  • Set a diamond in a platinum mounting.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Also pronounced

  • /pləˈtaɪn.əm/
  • /pləˈtiːn.əm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

  2. The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.

  3. A platinum-based drug: a platin.

More examples

In context

  • She has platinum blonde hair.

  • I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.

  • We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um. It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans. Doublet of platina.