Definition of Aluminium

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aluminium
n. type of metal (alternate spelling for aluminum)

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ALUMINIUM Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aluminium
(n.)
The metallic 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.
  

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aluminium

Noun
1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
(synonym) aluminum, Al, atomic number 13
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(hyponym) alum, potassium alum, potash alum
(substance-holonym) aluminum foil, aluminium foil, tin foil

Australian Slang
Aluminium
a useful metal

hEnglish - advanced version
aluminium

aluminium
\al`u*min"i*um\ (ăl`&usl;*m&ibreve;n"&ibreve;*ŭm), n. [l. alumen. see alum.] (chem.) the metallic 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.
aluminium
bronze or


  similar words(2) 




 aluminium bronze 
 aluminium foil 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
aluminium
alúmanam


ALUMINIUM Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
aluminium
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aluminium


ALUMINIUM Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Mineralogy Database
Aluminum

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Al
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 26.98 gm)
Aluminum 100.0 % Al
 Empirical Formula:
Al
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1980
 Name Origin:
From the Latin, alumen = "alum."
Physical Properties:
 Color:
white.
 Density:
2.7
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Hardness:
1.5 - Between Talc and Gypsum
 Luster:
Metallic - Dull
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Chemistry of the Elements
Aluminium
Name: aluminium
Symbol: Al
Atomic number: 13
Atomic weight: 26.981538 (2)
Group in periodic table: 13
Group name:
Period in periodic table: 3
Block in periodic table: p-block
CAS registry ID: 7429-90-5

Pure aluminium is a silvery-white metal with many desirable characteristics. It is light, nontoxic (as the metal), nonmagnetic and nonsparking. It is somewhat decorative. It is easily formed, machined, and cast. Pure aluminium is soft and lacks strength, but alloys with small amounts of copper, magnesium, silicon, manganese, and other elements have very useful properties. Aluminium is an abundant element in the earth's crust, but it is not found free in nature. The Bayer process is used to refine aluminium from bauxite, an aluminium ore.


ALUMINIUM Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Aluminium
Aluminium (IPA: ) or aluminum (IPA: , see "spelling" below) is a silvery white and ductile member of the poor metal group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al; its atomic number is 13. Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, and the third most abundant element overall, after oxygen and silicon. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth’s solid surface. Aluminium is too reactive chemically to occur in nature as the free metal. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals . The chief source of aluminium is bauxite ore. Aluminium is remarkable for its ability to resist corrosion (due to the phenomenon of passivation) and its light weight. Structural components made from aluminium and its alloys are vital to the aerospace industry and very important in other areas of transportation and building.

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