aluminum
/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm//əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/
aluminum noun: american, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.
Noun
aluminum (countable and uncountable, plural aluminums)
- American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.
aluminum meaning in Hindi and Bengali
aluminum in Hindi
- aluminum
- एलुमिनियम eluminiyam
aluminum in Bengali
- অ্যালুমিনিয়াম ধাতু
Examples of aluminum in a sentence
- The subwoofer in the trunk was so loud, it vibrated the tag like an aluminum can.
- Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
- This deluxe machine features anodized aluminum handles on all adjusting levers.
Forms of aluminum
| plural | aluminums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aluminium |
Origin of aluminum
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen + -um
Words formed from aluminum
Phrases with aluminum
- aluminum foil
- aluminum foils
- aluminum oxide
- aluminum wools
- aluminum shower
- aluminum hydride
- aluminum showers
- aluminum chloride
- aluminum silicate
- aluminum hydroxide
- aluminum silicates
- aluminum hydroxides
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Questions about aluminum
- What does aluminum mean?
- Aluminum means american, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.
- What is aluminum in Hindi?
- Aluminum in Hindi is एलुमिनियम (eluminiyam). See Aluminum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aluminum?
- Aluminum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aluminum?
- Aluminum is pronounced /əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/ (US).
- What is the plural of aluminum?
- The plural of aluminum is aluminums.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aluminum (page history and authors); एलुमिनियम (Hindi) (page history and authors); aluminum (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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