aluminum
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- aluminium (British)
[edit] Etymology
Named in 1812 by British chemist Sir Humphry Davy who discovered it, after the earlier 1808 New Latin form alumium.[1]
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ə.ˈlu.mɪ̆.ˌnə̆m/, SAMPA: /@"lumIn@m/, /@"lum@n@m/
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[edit] Noun
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aluminum (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
[edit] Translations
element
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[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988