aluminum

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Canada, US/əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/Australia, New Zealand, UK/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/UK/əˈluː.mɪ.nəm/Philippines/ʔɐ.lʊˈmi.nʊm/

noun

American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

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aluminiumAlatomic number 13
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Meanings

nounaluminum (countable and uncountable, plural aluminums)

plural aluminums · alternative aluminium

  1. countableuncountableAmerican, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

Similar
aluminiumAlatomic number 13
Broader
metallic elementmetal
Also see
alaluminium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen + -um

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APA

aluminum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminum

MLA

“aluminum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aluminum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminum.

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