Almadén

American  

[ahl-mah-then] / ˌɑl mɑˈðɛn /

noun

1. a town in Spain: mercury mines.

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Almadén British  

/ almaˈθen /

noun

1. a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

At the same time, the Guadalupe River at the Almaden Expressway was expected to exceed minor flooding levels at 9.5 feet and, by the afternoon hit a moderate flooding level of 11.5 feet.

From Los Angeles Times

“With any new technique, it always takes a bit of time for your fellow researchers to try this out and see if it bears out into real, practical uses,” says Leslie Thompson, former manager of materials analysis and characterization at IBM Research–Almaden, who was not involved in the new study.

From Scientific American

Almaden, Calif., and Cambridge, Mass. Among our AI-skilled researchers, 58 percent are from abroad.

From Scientific American

“I like that pressure,” says Andreas Heinrich, who left IBM Almaden in San Jose, California, to lead the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience in Seoul.

From Nature

At the Almaden Valley Nursery in San Jose, California, rose expert John Harp has seen a mix of new gardeners and regulars.

From Washington Times