aluminium

Meaning

Noun

  • A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
  • A single atom of this element.
  • Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

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Origin

  • First used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was coined in the same year. From alÅ«men + -ium.

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