Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A silvery-white, ductile metallic element, the most abundant in the earth's crust but found only in combination, chiefly in bauxite. Having good conductive and thermal properties, it is used to form many hard, light, corrosion-resistant alloys. Atomic number 13; atomic weight 26.9815; melting point 660.32°C; boiling point 2,519°C; specific gravity 2.70; valence 3. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
aluminium .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Also called
aluminium .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A metallic chemical
element (symbolAl ) with anatomic number of 13. - noun slang
Aircraft or othermachinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Highly processed soy products may also contain aluminum, which is toxic to the kidneys, nervous system and brain.
Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell Craig Cooper 2010
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My partner, to me: "Tell him what you call aluminum."
Laurence Watts: You Say 'Aluminum,' I Say 'Aluminium' Laurence Watts 2012
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Highly processed soy products may also contain aluminum, which is toxic to the kidneys, nervous system and brain.
Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell Craig Cooper 2010
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They kept them on the ‘silver platters,’ which is what they called aluminum pie plates.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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My partner, to me: "Tell him what you call aluminum."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Laurence Watts 2012
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Wrap the meat in aluminum foil, along with very fat spare ribs, covered with Stubb's barbeque sauce and an equal amout of vinegar.
Why You Miss Ducks (And Other Insights From Our Waterfowl Guide Survey) 2009
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It would be fun to see them in aluminum jon boats with transom mounted, tiller steer out boards of 25HP or less.
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It would be fun to see them in aluminum jon boats with transom mounted, tiller steer out boards of 25HP or less.
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What made it so classic is that Stoudamire's stash was wrapped in aluminum foil when he went through the metal detector.
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Wrap the meat in aluminum foil, along with very fat spare ribs, covered with Stubb's barbeque sauce and an equal amout of vinegar.
Why You Miss Ducks (And Other Insights From Our Waterfowl Guide Survey) 2009
oroboros commented on the word aluminum
Al.
December 16, 2007
uselessness commented on the word aluminum
See also: aluminium.
December 17, 2007
Telofy commented on the word aluminum
See also: Cyclops.
November 2, 2009
alexz commented on the word aluminum
Original spelling by Humphrey Davy, 1812 . https://books.google.ca/books?id=YjMwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA201
August 14, 2017