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aluminium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'yəm (US)
/ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.jəm/ (US)
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/ˌɛl.(j)ɘˈmɘn.jɘm/ (New-Zealand)
/ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/ (US)
(Australia) audio
/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
ăl"yo͝omĭn'ēəm (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
(UK) audio
ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'ēəm (US)
əlo͞om'ĭnəm (Canada)
/əˈluːmɪnəm/ (Canada)
ăl"yo͝omĭn'yəm (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
ăl"(y)əmĭn'yəm (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
- There are plenty of reasons, Australians may reason, why our nation might be exempted from the threatened next round of Trumpian tariffs, on stuff like aluminium and pharmaceuticals. 2025 February 5, Annabel Crabb, “Donald Trump didn't invent brawling about tariffs. Australia gave it a red hot go”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2025:
(countable) 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, slang, uncountable) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
aluminiums	Number=Plur		lexicographic
§ Usage notes		alternative	lexicographic
aluminum		Canada, Philippines, US, alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

Descendants

アルミニウム · alwminiwm · aluminium

alumane · aluminothermy · alumina · algraphy · andalusite · mullite · bauxite · aluminian · chiolite · ruby · cryolite · sapphire · Birmabright · emery · alum · cobalt blue · corundum · aluminide · romanium · aluminate

Synonyms

E173 when used as a food colouring · alumium

Translations (149)

hu alumínium (silvery metal) · be алюмі́ній (silvery metal) · ky алюминий (silvery metal) · nb aluminium (silvery metal) · mk алуминиум (silvery metal) · es aluminio (silvery metal) · qu ch'aqu q'illay (silvery metal) · li alleminium (silvery metal) · ug ئاليۇمىن (silvery metal) · nds aluminium (silvery metal) · mos waasdo (silvery metal) · cmn 鋁 /铝 (silvery metal) · sh alùmīnij (silvery metal) · jv alumunium (silvery metal) · nan-hbl 輕銀 /轻银 (silvery metal) · cmn 鋼精 /钢精 (silvery metal) · pt alumínio (silvery metal) · tg алюминий (silvery metal) · hi एल्युमिनियम (silvery metal) · te అల్యూమినియం (silvery metal) · ja 軽銀 (silvery metal) · ms aluminium (silvery metal) · ja アルミニウム (silvery metal) · sh алу̀мӣнијум (silvery metal) · sh алу̀мӣниј (silvery metal) · is ál (silvery metal) · hak 鋁 /铝 (silvery metal) · pam aluminiu (silvery metal) · uz алюминий (silvery metal) · gd almain (silvery metal) · fa آلومینیم (silvery metal) · km អាលុយមីញ៉ូម (silvery metal) · sl aluminij (silvery metal) · ast aluminiu (silvery metal) · nan-hbl 輕銀仔 /轻银仔 (silvery metal) · yo alumíníọ̀ (silvery metal) · tr alüminyum (silvery metal) · fi alumiini (silvery metal) · nl aluminium (silvery metal) · kn ಅಲ್ಯೂಮಿನಿಯಮ್ (silvery metal) · id aluminium (silvery metal) · ln aluminyu class 9a/10a (silvery metal) · ur ایلومینیم (silvery metal) · csb aluminijô (silvery metal) · de Aluminium (silvery metal) · ru алюми́ний (silvery metal) · th อะลูมินัม (silvery metal) · sw alumini (silvery metal) · ko 알루미늄 (silvery metal) · it alluminio (silvery metal) · gv ollymin (silvery metal) · my အလူမီနီယမ် (silvery metal) · wuu 鋁 /铝 (silvery metal) · yi אַלומיניום (silvery metal) · ne आल्मुनियम (silvery metal) · fy aluminium (silvery metal) · cy alwminiwm (silvery metal) · fo aluminium (silvery metal) · pl aluminium (silvery metal) · eu aluminioa (silvery metal) · vi nhôm (silvery metal) · bn অ্যালুমিনিয়াম (silvery metal) · ro aluminiu (silvery metal) · sv aluminium (silvery metal) · th อะลูมิเนียม (silvery metal) · km ញ៉ូម (silvery metal) · stq aluminium (silvery metal) · mel maniyem (silvery metal) · lv alumīnijs (silvery metal) · vo lalumin (silvery metal) · myv люм (silvery metal) · dz ཀ་ལ (silvery metal) · fur alumini (silvery metal) · kmr bafûn (silvery metal) · yo bẹ̀lẹ̀jẹ́ (silvery metal) · vep alüminii (silvery metal) · ar أَلُومِنْيُوم (silvery metal) · he חמרן (silvery metal) · sq alumin (silvery metal) · be гліняк (silvery metal) · nan-hbl 礬素 /矾素 (silvery metal) · sw aluminiamu (silvery metal) · cs hliník (silvery metal) · be алюмін (silvery metal) · nn aluminium (silvery metal) · gl aluminio (silvery metal) · br aluminiom (silvery metal) · el αλουμίνιο (silvery metal) · da aluminium (silvery metal) · io aluminio (silvery metal) · sk hliník (silvery metal) · yue 鋁 /铝 (silvery metal) · co alluminiu (silvery metal) · nv béésh ászólí (silvery metal) · tl aluminyo (silvery metal) · hy ալյումին (silvery metal) · uk алюмі́ній (silvery metal) · ja 礬素 (silvery metal) · tk alýumin (silvery metal) · ak senya (silvery metal) · km ដេរ៉ា (silvery metal) · kk алюминий (silvery metal) · nan-hbl a-lú-mih (silvery metal) · af aluminium (silvery metal) · cmn 鋼種 /钢种 (silvery metal) · et alumiinium (silvery metal) · za lij (silvery metal) · sa स्फटयातु (silvery metal) · mn хөнгөн цагаан (silvery metal) · as এলুমিনিয়াম (silvery metal) · ca alumini (silvery metal) · uz alyuminiy (silvery metal) · lb Aluminium (silvery metal) · sh alùmīnijum (silvery metal) · mr ऍल्युमिनियम (silvery metal) · ga alúmanam (silvery metal) · mt aluminju (silvery metal) · lo ອາລູມິນຽມ (silvery metal) · ta அலூமீனியம் (silvery metal) · scn alluminiu (silvery metal) · ka ალუმინი (silvery metal) · az alüminium (silvery metal) · gmw-cfr Allu (silvery metal) · cv алюмини (silvery metal) · ps المونيم (silvery metal) · hi स्फटयातु (silvery metal) · ko 경은 (silvery metal) · haw ʻAluminuma (silvery metal) · ko 반소 (silvery metal) · pdt Alumienium (silvery metal) · ht aliminyòm (silvery metal) · hak 阿路米 (silvery metal) · eo aluminio (silvery metal) · gd alman (silvery metal) · nan-hbl 鋁 /铝 (silvery metal) · bg алуми́ний (silvery metal) · pl glin (silvery metal) · fr aluminium (silvery metal) · he אלומיניום (silvery metal) · kw aluminiom (silvery metal) · oc alumini (silvery metal) · lt aliuminis (silvery metal) · la aluminium (silvery metal) · bo ཧ་ཡང་ (silvery metal) · gd alùmanam (silvery metal) · ia aluminium (silvery metal) · mi konumohe (silvery metal) · gur waasrɛ (silvery metal) · ml അലുമിനിയം (silvery metal)

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