Synonyms

anodize

American

[an-uh-dahyz] / ˈæn əˌdaɪz /

especially British, anodise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.

anodize British

/ ˈænəˌdaɪz /

verb

to coat (a metal, such as aluminium or magnesium) with a protective oxide film by electrolysis

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anodization

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Etymology

Origin of anodize

First recorded in 1930–35; anod(e) + -ize

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Time Corp., having found a way to anodize the aluminum cases on cheaper watches to make them resemble gold, was carving out a huge, low-price market with its Timex models.

From Time Magazine Archive

Black is the hardest color to anodize, so it comes directly from Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

The space around him was decorated with the new car’s design elements, including samples of brass-effect anodized aluminum and “the impossible panel”—an aluminum body side shaped into five different planes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ms Kalra plans to wear an anodized silver necklace with coins on it she bought from India over a white crop top with jean shorts for a "typical Coachella boho look".

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023

Equally tech cool, owners get a magnetically clasped anodized black aluminum case to place the earbuds for protection and charging.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2022

The bare-bones model, which comes without switches, stabilizers, or keycaps, starts at $249 for the black anodized version and $299 for electrophoretically coated white.

From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022

It was lined with crimson plush, and nestled in that passionate plush were an anodized aluminum cross and a Bible.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

The Permodize technique conforms to the specification for military grade anodizing.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 3, 2017

“No company in the world is finishing and anodizing to Apple’s level,” the product designer Greg Koenig has written.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2015

Interestingly, anodizing for some of the products is done on this side of the Pacific, rather than in Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Head #4, an aluminum relief, called for seven processes of engraving, anodizing, lithography and lacquering.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not only does the brown anodizing stand out, the way it's cut is different from a lot of similar products.

From Time Magazine Archive

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