aluminum
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- aluminium (British) and (sciences)
Etymology [edit]
Named in 1812 by British chemist Sir Humphry Davy who discovered it, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
aluminum (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
- (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.
Translations [edit]
aluminium — see aluminium
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
- "Aluminum" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
alūminum
- genitive plural of alūmen
