aluminium
English
/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/, /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/, /əˈluːmɪnəm/, /ˌɛl.(j)ɘˈmɘn.jɘm/
noun
Definitions
- A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
Etymology
Derived from Latin alūmen (alum).
Origin
Latin
alūmen
Gloss
alum
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aluminian English
- aluminide English
- aluminiferous English
- aluminilite English
- aqua English
- dialuminium English
- ekaluminium English
- ferroaluminium English
- heptaluminium English
- hexa English
- hexaaluminium English
- hexaaquaaluminium English
- hexaluminium English
- monoaluminium English
- nonaluminium English
- organoaluminium English
- pentaaluminium English
- pentaaluminum English
- pentaluminium English
- radioaluminium English
- tetraaluminium English
- tetraluminium English
- trialuminium English
- triethyl English
- triethylaluminium English
- alumen Latin
- alūmen Latin
- Aluminium German
- Aluminiumblech German
- Aluminiumbromid German
- Aluminiumchlorid German
- Aluminiumdruckguss German
- Aluminiumfamilie German
- Aluminiumfolie German
- Aluminiumgeschirr German
- Aluminiumgusslegierung German
- Aluminiumherstellung German
- Aluminiumhydroxid German
- Aluminiumindustrie German
- Aluminiumlegierung German
- Aluminiumleichtbau German
- Aluminiummetaphosphat German
- Aluminiumnitrid German
- Aluminiumorthophosphat German
- Aluminiumoxid German
- Aluminiumoxynitrid German
- Aluminiumphosphat German
- Aluminiumpolyphosphat German
- Aluminiumsalz German
- Aluminiumsilikat German
- Aluminiumsulfat German
- Aluminiumsulfid German
- Aluminiumtrichlorid German
- Aluminiumverhüttung German
- Kaliumaluminiumsulfat German
- Lithiumaluminiumhydrid German
- aluminiumhaltig German
- aluminiumorganisch German
- alumínium Hungarian
- allume Italian
- aluminium Dutch, Flemish
- aluminiumfolie Dutch, Flemish
- aluminerie French
- aluminium French
- cuproaluminium French
- алюми́ний Russian
- aluminio Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European
- aluminium Norwegian Bokmål
- alúmen Portuguese
- aluminium Norwegian Nynorsk
- alúm Irish
- aluminium Danish
- alum Old French
- ऍल्युमिनियम Hindi
- एल्युमिनियम Hindi
- aluminiu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- อะลูมิเนียม Thai
- alüminyum Turkish
- nhôm Vietnamese
- aluminyo Tagalog
- aluminium Malay
- alum xno
- hexa
- aqua
- triethyl
- aluminide
- aluminian
- ekaluminium
- aluminilite
- dialuminium
- hexaluminium
- nonaluminium
- trialuminium
- aluminiferous
- monoaluminium
- tetraluminium
- heptaluminium
- hexaaluminium
- pentaluminium
- pentaaluminum
- pentaaluminium
- radioaluminium
- tetraaluminium
- ferroaluminium
- organoaluminium
- hexaaquaaluminium
- triethylaluminium