Aluminium
noun
A silver-colored, light metal used to make things like cans and windows.
The window frames are made of aluminium.
Often appears as...
- aluminium foil
- aluminium can
noun
A silver-colored, light metal used to make things like cans and windows.
The window frames are made of aluminium.
Often appears as...
- aluminium foil
- aluminium can
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Pronunciation
In British English, it's pronounced 'al-you-MIN-ee-um,' with an extra 'i' compared to American English.
I made sure to correct my pronunciation of 'aluminium' while speaking to my British friends.
Pro Tip 2/3Spelling Variation
The spelling 'aluminum' is common in American English, while 'aluminium' is used in British English.
The science textbook from the U.S. spelled it as 'aluminum'.
Pro Tip 3/3Ubiquitous Use
Aluminium is widely used for its lightness and resistance to corrosion. It's found in everyday objects.
My new bike has many aluminium parts to make it lighter.
Pro Tip 1/3Pronunciation
In British English, it's pronounced 'al-you-MIN-ee-um,' with an extra 'i' compared to American English.
I made sure to correct my pronunciation of 'aluminium' while speaking to my British friends.
Pro Tip 2/3Spelling Variation
The spelling 'aluminum' is common in American English, while 'aluminium' is used in British English.
The science textbook from the U.S. spelled it as 'aluminum'.
Pro Tip 3/3Ubiquitous Use
Aluminium is widely used for its lightness and resistance to corrosion. It's found in everyday objects.
My new bike has many aluminium parts to make it lighter.
Pro Tip 1/3Pronunciation
In British English, it's pronounced 'al-you-MIN-ee-um,' with an extra 'i' compared to American English.
I made sure to correct my pronunciation of 'aluminium' while speaking to my British friends.
Pro Tip 2/3Spelling Variation
The spelling 'aluminum' is common in American English, while 'aluminium' is used in British English.
The science textbook from the U.S. spelled it as 'aluminum'.
Pro Tip 3/3Ubiquitous Use
Aluminium is widely used for its lightness and resistance to corrosion. It's found in everyday objects.
My new bike has many aluminium parts to make it lighter.
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Ross Lovegrove: The...
I was going to break into a dance then. This is some current work I'm doing. I'm looking at single-surface structures and how they stretch and flow. It's based on furniture typologies, but that's not the end motivation. It's made from aluminum as opposed to aluminium, and it's grown.
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Grave Secrets of...
elements of the body the main body block which you can see Tyler stood by here we started using aluminium foil sorry aluminium and we cover it in tea aluminium and foil and then we do a field jacket to protect it over the winter because we had to plan this
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Experiencing art as...
unfold them and hold I mean we can unfold them flat planner on to standard sheets of material here you can say see a world set of four by eight standard sheet of aluminium where all the parts are described on to it and eventually a
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Billion-Dollar Boat PIPE...
height to fit in enough cabins and balconies but this makes the ship dangerously unstable for every ton of weight on top there must be two tons below to balance it out her sister ship the qe2 solves this problem by using aluminium
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Small rockets are the...
the school called in my parents to have a bit of a discussion, because they believed that my aspirations were unrealistic for what I wanted to do. And they suggested that I take up a job at the local aluminium smelter,
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Top 5 Craftiest Animals!...
an aluminium fizzy drink can makes a lightweight home that's worth fighting for life in the macro tin isn't ideal and the local Rangers know it so they
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Is pop art art? PIPE Amanda...
she is part of the music continuum and she is part of this difficult world and she wears outfits made of aluminium she
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Amazing Glass Fibers PIPE...
when combined in a composite with aluminium it's called glass reinforced aluminium or glare for short
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Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
An aluminium fizzy drink can make a lightweight home that's worth fighting for.
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What Happens When an...
my name is Vanguard my body is an aluminium sphere sixteen point five
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Ross Lovegrove: The...
I was going to break into a dance then. This is some current work I'm doing. I'm looking at single-surface structures and how they stretch and flow. It's based on furniture typologies, but that's not the end motivation. It's made from aluminum as opposed to aluminium, and it's grown.
Video examples
Grave Secrets of...
elements of the body the main body block which you can see Tyler stood by here we started using aluminium foil sorry aluminium and we cover it in tea aluminium and foil and then we do a field jacket to protect it over the winter because we had to plan this
Video examples
Experiencing art as...
unfold them and hold I mean we can unfold them flat planner on to standard sheets of material here you can say see a world set of four by eight standard sheet of aluminium where all the parts are described on to it and eventually a
Video examples
Billion-Dollar Boat PIPE...
height to fit in enough cabins and balconies but this makes the ship dangerously unstable for every ton of weight on top there must be two tons below to balance it out her sister ship the qe2 solves this problem by using aluminium
Video examples
Small rockets are the...
the school called in my parents to have a bit of a discussion, because they believed that my aspirations were unrealistic for what I wanted to do. And they suggested that I take up a job at the local aluminium smelter,
Video examples
Top 5 Craftiest Animals!...
an aluminium fizzy drink can makes a lightweight home that's worth fighting for life in the macro tin isn't ideal and the local Rangers know it so they
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Is pop art art? PIPE Amanda...
she is part of the music continuum and she is part of this difficult world and she wears outfits made of aluminium she
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Amazing Glass Fibers PIPE...
when combined in a composite with aluminium it's called glass reinforced aluminium or glare for short
Video examples
Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
An aluminium fizzy drink can make a lightweight home that's worth fighting for.
Video examples
What Happens When an...
my name is Vanguard my body is an aluminium sphere sixteen point five
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Ravish Kumar
I have an aluminium trunk that I came to Delhi with. God has given me a lot in the last 27 years, but that trunk remains with me. I can return to Motihari with that trunk but I have my family to support.
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Chanda Kochhar
Indian Businesswoman
Over the years, we have financed projects in core industrial sectors like steel, cement, aluminium and petrochemicals, and in manufacturing sectors like automobiles and textiles.
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Bradley Wiggins
British Athlete
A lot of the bikes are carbon wheels now, and you don't have as good a braking surface on a carbon wheel in the wet weather as you do on the old aluminium rims.
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Wilbur Ross
American Businessman
In many critical things, such as the very high purity of the aluminium we need in aerospace, we only have one producer. That's not a good formula.
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Roman Abramovich
Russian Businessman
It was impossible to operate in the aluminium business without krysha - very real physical protection.
Quote examples
Ravish Kumar
I have an aluminium trunk that I came to Delhi with. God has given me a lot in the last 27 years, but that trunk remains with me. I can return to Motihari with that trunk but I have my family to support.
Quote examples
Chanda Kochhar
Indian Businesswoman
Over the years, we have financed projects in core industrial sectors like steel, cement, aluminium and petrochemicals, and in manufacturing sectors like automobiles and textiles.
Quote examples
Bradley Wiggins
British Athlete
A lot of the bikes are carbon wheels now, and you don't have as good a braking surface on a carbon wheel in the wet weather as you do on the old aluminium rims.
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Wilbur Ross
American Businessman
In many critical things, such as the very high purity of the aluminium we need in aerospace, we only have one producer. That's not a good formula.
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Roman Abramovich
Russian Businessman
It was impossible to operate in the aluminium business without krysha - very real physical protection.
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