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aluminium.

A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/US/ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.jəm/US
  1. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13. An atom of this element.

    countable
  3. Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

    countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium First used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was coined in the same year. From Latin alūmen + -ium. * For information on the origins of the two spellings, see the Wikipedia article.

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