aluminium
noun
Simple meaning
A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈlumɪnəm
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Definition
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noun
A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
countable
A single atom of this element.
slang
Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
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This meaning: A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Used this way, aluminium is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “We recycled the empty aluminium cans after the party.”
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Compound terms
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An alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion.
A chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst.
Foil made of aluminum.
White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite.
Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum.
White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite.
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