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aluminium [ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm] US and Canadian, aluminum [əˈluːmɪnəm] n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a light malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that resists corrosion; the third most abundant element in the earth's crust (8.1 per cent), occurring only as a compound, principally in bauxite. It is used, esp in the form of its alloys, in aircraft parts, kitchen utensils, etc. Symbol: Al; atomic no.: 13; atomic wt.: 26.9815; valency: 3; relative density: 2.699; melting pt.: 660.45°C; boiling pt.: 2520°C ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations 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 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 aluminium → ألومونيوم hliník aluminium Aluminium αλουμίνιο aluminio alumiini aluminium aluminij alluminio アルミニウム 알루미늄 aluminium aluminium aluminium alumínio алюминий aluminium อลูมิเนียม alüminyum nhôm 铝 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. The neat Continental tents had been cut up and shared long ago, and there were patent aluminium saucepans abroad. |
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