corundum
/kəˈɹʌn.dəm/
corundum noun: 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.
Noun
corundum (countable and uncountable, plural corundums)
- 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.
corundum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
corundum in Hindi
- mineral
- कुरुविंद kuruvind, कुरंड kuraṇḍ, कुरुल kurul
corundum in Tamil
- mineral
- குருந்தம் kuruntam
corundum in Urdu
- سنگ سنبادہ
corundum in Kannada
- ಕುರುಂದ, ಕುರಂಗ, ಕುರಂಜಿ, ಕುರಂದ
More languagesFewer languages
- corundum in Punjabi
- ਕਰੁੰਡ karuṇḍ
- corundum in Sanskrit
- कुरुविन्द kuruvinda
- corundum in Arabic
- سَامُور sāmūr
- corundum in Malay
- korundum
- corundum in Indonesian
- korundum
- corundum in Persian
- کرندوم korondum
- corundum in Thai
- กะรุน gà-run, คอรันดัม kɔɔ-ran-dam
Forms of corundum
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Origin of corundum
From Tamil குருந்தம் (kuruntam, “ruby, sapphire”) First attested in the early 18th century.
Words formed from corundum
Questions about corundum
- What does corundum mean?
- Corundum means 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.
- What is corundum in Hindi?
- Corundum in Hindi is कुरुविंद (kuruvind), कुरंड (kuraṇḍ), कुरुल (kurul). See Corundum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is corundum?
- Corundum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce corundum?
- Corundum is pronounced /kəˈɹʌn.dəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of corundum?
- The plural of corundum is corundums.
Words near corundum in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: corundum (page history and authors); corundum (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); corundum (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕਰੁੰਡ (Punjabi) (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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