corundum

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Corundum

Etymology

From Tamil குருந்தம் (kuruntam, “ruby”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /kəˈrʌn.dəm/

Noun

corundum (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

Translations

mineral

• Bulgarian: корунд (bg) (korund)
• Catalan: corindó (ca) m
• Czech: korund (cs) m
• Estonian: korund (et)

• French: corindon (fr) m
• German: Korund (de) m
• Italian: corindone (it) m
• Polish: korund (pl) m