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aluminium

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al·u·min·i·um  (ly-mn-m)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of aluminum.
aluminium or US & Canad aluminum
Noun
Chem a light malleable silvery-white metallic element that does not rust Symbol: Al
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aluminiumaluminium - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Al, aluminum, atomic number 13
aluminium foil, aluminum foil, tin foil - foil made of aluminum
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
potash alum, potassium alum, alum - a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum - a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
bauxite - a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
Duralumin - an aluminum-based alloy
Translations
aluminium [æljuˈmɪnɪəm], aluminum (US) [əˈluːmɪnəm] n → aluminio
aluminium [æljuˈmɪnɪəm] (US), aluminum [əˈluːmɪnəm] n → aluminium m
aluminium [æljuˈmɪnɪəm] (US) aluminum [əˈluːmɪnəm] n → Aluminium nt
aluminium [æljuˈmɪnɪəm] (US), aluminum [əˈluːmɪnəm] n → alluminio
aluminium
n / adj aluminium [ӕljuˈminiəm]
(of) an element, a light, silver-coloured metal used in making saucepans etc pans made of aluminium; aluminium foil, rivet, tray. aluminium ألومينيوم алуминий hliník; hliníkový aluminium; aluminiums- das Aluminium; Aluminium-... αλουμίνιο aluminio alumiinium آلومینیوم alumiini aluminium אָלוּמִיניוּם अल्युमिन्‍यम aluminij aluminium ál alluminio アルミニウム 알루미늄(의) aliuminis alumīnijs aluminum aluminium aluminium aluminium, aluminiowy alumínio aluminiu алюминий; алюминиевый hliník; hliníkový aluminij aluminijum aluminium อลูมิเนียม aliminyum 鋁 алюміній ایک دھات ، ایلو مینیم ، سِلور بھی کہتے ہیں nhôm 铝


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In another second it had lifted a bar of white aluminium into sight, untarnished as yet, and shining dazzlingly, and deposited it in a growing stack of bars that stood at the side of the pit.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
A little way up the hill, for instance, was a great heap of granite, bound together by masses of aluminium, a vast labyrinth of precipitous walls and crumpled heaps, amidst which were thick heaps of very beautiful pagoda-like plants--nettles possibly--but wonderfully tinted with brown about the leaves, and incapable of stinging.
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The neat Continental tents had been cut up and shared long ago, and there were patent aluminium saucepans abroad.
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