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Definition of Aluminum
1. Noun. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
Substance meronyms: Aluminium Foil, Aluminum Foil, Tin Foil, Bauxite, Duralumin
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Specialized synonyms: Alum, Potash Alum, Potassium Alum, Alum, Ammonia Alum, Ammonium Alum
Derivative terms: Aluminise, Aluminize, Aluminous
Definition of Aluminum
1. n. See Aluminium.
Definition of Aluminum
1. Noun. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Al) with an atomic number of 13. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aluminum
1. a metallic element [n -S] : ALUMINIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Aluminum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aluminum
Literary usage of Aluminum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments by Margot Gayle, John G. Waite (1992)
"In its purest form, it is very soft with a ductility comparable to that of
lead.123 A number of aluminum alloys have been developed to improve certain ..."
2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1921)
"Alfred Wilm was the first to discover these properties in aluminum alloys.1 The
aluminum-copper alloys are amenable to this treatment and the addition of ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In wrought iron, aluminum increases the tensile strength 30 per cent and ...
With 2 to 10 per cent of magnesium, aluminum forms an alloy lighter even than ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1896)
"A LTHOUGH the aluminum industry is not a large one 1\ in the sense that the iron
industry is, it is growing very rapidly. The output of the United States in ..."
5. Standard methods of chemical analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1917)
"The solution is filtered off from the precipitated aluminum phosphate (mixed with
a little silica and ferric phosphate) and washed with boiling water. ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"The cost of production is estimated to be 27.2 cents per pound, of which only
2.2 cents is for electric energy consumed in the production of aluminum, ..."
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