Definitions for aluminum

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aluminum a·lu·mi·num

Spelling: [uh-loo-muh-nuh m]

IPA: /əˈlu mə nəm/

Aluminum is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in aluminum (ailmmnuu).

Definitions for aluminum

noun

1. Chemistry. a silver-white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily corroded or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rock, shale, clay, and most soil: used in alloys and for lightweight utensils, castings, airplane parts, etc. Symbol: Al; atomic weight: 26.98; atomic number: 13; specific gravity: 2.70 at 20°C. Abbreviation: alum.;

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing aluminum:

Origin of aluminum

1812; New Latin, alteration, by Humphry Davy, of alumium, which was first proposed; aluminium formed after other metals in -ium. See alumina, -

Examples for aluminum

It is one of the only times I can think of when life imitates art to the very bleeding edge of an aluminum shank.

According to police, Kory then attacked the victim with an aluminum tennis racket.

New refinements in aluminum made structures both stronger and lighter.

And it is an aluminum alloy that is not nearly as heavy as it looks.

It was an eight-foot section of aluminum from the cargo racks.

While plentiful and cheap today, aluminum was once an extremely valuable metal.

aluminum is not advisable for fittings when the boat is to be sailed in salt water.

These alloys are made of a combination of aluminum and magnesium.

In 2012, Li allegedly supplied the Iranians with 20,000 kilos of steel pipe and 1,300 aluminum alloy tubes.

Only two materials are used in the construction of this hull, aluminum and mahogany.