Meanings
plural duralumins
- countableuncountableengineeringAn alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.
Each Talgo unit for R.E.N.F.E. consists of five sections, the bodies of which are made of duralumin and are carried on two resilient wheels, running in roller bearings and situated under the rear end of each section.
1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177Synonyms: dural, duralum, duralium, duraluminum, duraluminium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.
Origin
From a trademark of Dürener Metallwerke. Düren is a city in Germany.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech dural
- duralalloy
Finnish duralumiini
- duralumiinialloy
French duralumin
- duraluminalloy
Italian duralluminio
- duralluminioalloy
Turkish duralümin
- duralüminalloy
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duralumin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duralumin
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