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Definition of aluminium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aluminium

noun
 
/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/,
 
/ˌæləˈmɪniəm/
 
/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/,
 
/ˌæləˈmɪniəm/
(British English)
(North American English aluminum
 
/əˈluːmɪnəm/
 
/əˈluːmɪnəm/
)
[uncountable]
(symbol Al)
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  1. a chemical element. Aluminium is a light, silver-grey metal used for making pans, etc.
    • aluminium saucepans/window frames
    • aluminium foil (= for example, for wrapping food in)
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAluminium/​aluminum is used before these nouns:
    • bat
    • can
    • container
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from alumina + -ium.
See aluminium in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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