aluminium

[al-yuh-min-ee-uh m]

noun, adjective Chiefly British.

aluminum.

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Examples from the Web for aluminium

Then again, the bending and fitting of celludine is a different thing entirely from that of steel or aluminium.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
I found in navaldum, an alloy of aluminium, a light material possessing sufficient rigidity.
Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Heated with water in the absence of free acid, they hydrolyze even more readily than the salts of aluminium.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Aluminium nails, though very light, wear away too quickly, and have a tendency to drop out.
The Complete Golfer [1905]|Harry Vardon

Aluminium, iron, platinum and many other metals may thus take up so much carbon as to become brittle and unforgeable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aluminium

aluminium

US and Canadian aluminum (əˈluːmɪnəm)

noun

a light malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that resists corrosion; the third most abundant element in the earth's crust (8.1 per cent), occurring only as a compound, principally in bauxite. It is used, esp in the form of its alloys, in aircraft parts, kitchen utensils, etc. Symbol: Al; atomic no: 13; atomic wt: 26.9815; valency: 3; relative density: 2.699; melting pt: 660.45°C; boiling pt: 2520°C

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Word Origin and History for aluminium

aluminium

see aluminum.