aluminum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 See also 1.4.3 References

[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

aluminum (uncountable)

1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• bauxite

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988