platinum
English
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Chemical element | |
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Pt | |
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Next: gold (Au) |
Etymology
Spanish platina (“little silver”), because platinum was found as an apparent impurity with silver.
Pronunciation
- enPR: plăt'ĭnəm, IPA(key): /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/; enPR: plăt'nəm, IPA(key): /ˈplæt.nəm/
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Noun
platinum (countable and uncountable, plural platinums)
- The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- platinum:
- (music) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
Synonyms
- platina (obsolete)
- white gold (obsolete)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- carboplatin
- cisplatin
- eka-platinum
- go platinum
- iridio-platinum
- oxaliplatin
- Paraplatin
- platin-
- platinammonium chloride
- platinate
- platinic
- platiniferous
- platiniridium
- platinise, platinize
- platinite
- platino-
- platinocyanide
- platinode
- platinoid
- platinous
- platinum arsenide
- platinum-black
- platinum blond, platinum blonde
- platinum-blue
- platinum coney
- platinum dichloride
- platinum disc, platinum disk
- platinum fox
- platinum-grey
- platinum hexafluoride
- platinum-iridium
- platinum-lamp
- platinum metal
- platinum mink
- platinum sponge
- platinum-steel
- platinum tetrachloride
- platinum-zinc
- potassio-platinum chloride
Related terms
Translations
metal
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colour
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recording that has achieved platinum sales
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Adjective
platinum (comparative more platinum, superlative most platinum)
- Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
Derived terms
Translations
colour
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musical recording
Verb
platinum (third-person singular simple present platinums, present participle platinuming, simple past and past participle platinumed)
- (computer games) to reach platinum level in a game
- I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.
Translations
to reach platinum
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See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Platinum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “platinum”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Afrikaans
Chemical element | |
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Pt | |
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Next: goud (Au) |
Adjective
platinum (attributive platinum, not comparable)
- platinum; made from platinum
Noun
platinum (uncountable)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /plaˈtiː.num/, [pɫ̪äˈt̪iːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plaˈti.num/, [pläˈt̪iːnum]
Noun
platīnum n (genitive platīnī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | platīnum | platīna |
Genitive | platīnī | platīnōrum |
Dative | platīnō | platīnīs |
Accusative | platīnum | platīna |
Ablative | platīnō | platīnīs |
Vocative | platīnum | platīna |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
Noun
platinum m
- (uncountable) platinum
- A part of platinum
Inflection
Declension of platinum
Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
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Nominative | platinum | platina | platineke | platinekes |
Genitive | platinums | platina | platinekes | platinekes |
Locative | platineës | platineëser | platineëske | platineëskes |
Dative¹ | platinumme | — | platineke | — |
Accusative¹ | platinum | — | platineke | — |
¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. |
Malay
Chemical element | |
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Pt | |
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Next: emas (Au) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English platinum, from Spanish platina.
Pronunciation
Noun
platinum
- platinum (chemical element)
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