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duralumin

duralumin noun: an alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.

Noun

duralumin (countable and uncountable, plural duralumins)

  1. An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.
    • Each Talgo unit for R.E.N.F.E. consists of five sections, the bodies of which are made of duralumin and are carried on two resilient wheels, running in roller bearings and situated under the rear end of each section.1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177

duralumin meaning in Tamil and Bengali

duralumin in Tamil

துராலுமின், டியூரலுமின், துரலுமின்

duralumin in Bengali

ম্যাগনেসিয়াম

Synonyms of duralumin

All synonyms of duralumin

Forms of duralumin

pluralduralumins

Origin of duralumin

From a trademark of Dürener Metallwerke. Düren is a city in Germany.

Questions about duralumin

What does duralumin mean?
Duralumin means an alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.
What is duralumin in Tamil?
Duralumin in Tamil is துராலுமின், டியூரலுமின், துரலுமின். See Duralumin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is duralumin?
Duralumin is a noun.
What is the plural of duralumin?
The plural of duralumin is duralumins.

Words near duralumin in the dictionary

  1. duralium
  2. Durall
  3. Duralls
  4. durally
  5. duralum
  6. duralumin
  7. duraluminium
  8. duralumins
  9. duraluminum
  10. Duramana
  11. duramen

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