Platinum
noun
A precious metal that is similar to silver in appearance but is more valuable and heavier.
The wedding ring was made from platinum.
Often appears as...
- platinum ring
- platinum record
adjective
Of a silvery-white color.
She has platinum blonde hair.
Often appears as...
- platinum hair
- platinum diamond
noun
A recording, such as an album or single, that has sold a very large number.
Her album went platinum within a week.
Often appears as...
- platinum album
- platinum record
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
A precious metal that is similar to silver in appearance but is more valuable and heavier.
The wedding ring was made from platinum.
Often appears as...
- platinum ring
- platinum record
adjective
Of a silvery-white color.
She has platinum blonde hair.
Often appears as...
- platinum hair
- platinum diamond
noun
A recording, such as an album or single, that has sold a very large number.
Her album went platinum within a week.
Often appears as...
- platinum album
- platinum record
Usage tips
General, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3High Value
Platinum is often associated with high quality and cost, especially in jewelry.
He saved up to buy a platinum necklace for their anniversary.
Pro Tip 2/3Status Symbol
Owning platinum items can be seen as a symbol of wealth and status.
Her platinum watch was the envy of her friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare Collection
Platinum is often used in exclusive collections, emphasizing rarity.
The museum featured a platinum exhibit of rare artifacts.
Pro Tip 1/3High Value
Platinum is often associated with high quality and cost, especially in jewelry.
He saved up to buy a platinum necklace for their anniversary.
Pro Tip 2/3Status Symbol
Owning platinum items can be seen as a symbol of wealth and status.
Her platinum watch was the envy of her friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare Collection
Platinum is often used in exclusive collections, emphasizing rarity.
The museum featured a platinum exhibit of rare artifacts.
Pro Tip 1/3High Value
Platinum is often associated with high quality and cost, especially in jewelry.
He saved up to buy a platinum necklace for their anniversary.
Pro Tip 2/3Status Symbol
Owning platinum items can be seen as a symbol of wealth and status.
Her platinum watch was the envy of her friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Rare Collection
Platinum is often used in exclusive collections, emphasizing rarity.
The museum featured a platinum exhibit of rare artifacts.
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Video examples
Tiny robots with giant...
Now, this might not look like much, but if we were to put a red blood cell up on the screen, it'd be about that big, so these are unbelievably tiny curls. They're unbelievably small, and yet this device can just bend and unbend, no problem, nothing breaks. So how do we do it? Well, the actuator is made from a layer of platinum just a dozen atoms or so thick.
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The life cycle of a...
That became the most studied event in the history of astronomy. It yielded a treasure trove of data that’s helped pin down the speed of gravity, bolster important theories in astrophysics, and provide evidence for the origin of heavy elements like gold and platinum.
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Spark Plugs PIPE National...
got the tools and he owes me a couple favors so hopefully he can help me and get these things open and get the Platinum out yeah this porcelain rod goes all the way through okay all right this metal tip that's where the Platinum is now we take that saw and cut a
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Benjamin Wallace: The...
that they're encrusted with gold and platinum. The guy who I interviewed who owns them did say that he's gotten a lot of pleasure out of them, so Oh, yeah, you know this one? This is a coffee made from a very unusual process.
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Meet the World's Tiniest...
with silica so it can protect itself from its environment within the bryophytes there's this genus called platinum and they grow undone but they had a problem is he done is really hard to find so how do they make sure
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Sting: How I started...
that I'd become famous, that I'd marry a beautiful woman, have children, raise a family, buy a big house in the country, keep dogs, grow wine, have rooms full of Grammy Awards, platinum discs, and what have you.
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Abundance is our future...
You see, aluminum was the most valuable metal on the planet, worth more than gold and platinum. It's the reason that the tip of the Washington Monument is made of aluminum. You see, even though aluminum
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12 sustainable design...
basically what's happening in a fuel cell, in the anode of a fuel cell and in a reversible fuel cell. In our fuel cells, we do it with platinum; life does it with a very, very common iron.
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Killing Kennedy: Behind...
like the stamp of platinum - fascinating look a fresh look about his assassination that rocked the country of the world to its core the story is riveting and personal and idyllic at the
Video examples
What a scrapyard in...
There is 10 times more gold, silver, platinum, palladium in one ton of our electronics than in one ton of ore mined from beneath the surface of the earth.
Video examples
Tiny robots with giant...
Now, this might not look like much, but if we were to put a red blood cell up on the screen, it'd be about that big, so these are unbelievably tiny curls. They're unbelievably small, and yet this device can just bend and unbend, no problem, nothing breaks. So how do we do it? Well, the actuator is made from a layer of platinum just a dozen atoms or so thick.
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
That became the most studied event in the history of astronomy. It yielded a treasure trove of data that’s helped pin down the speed of gravity, bolster important theories in astrophysics, and provide evidence for the origin of heavy elements like gold and platinum.
Video examples
Spark Plugs PIPE National...
got the tools and he owes me a couple favors so hopefully he can help me and get these things open and get the Platinum out yeah this porcelain rod goes all the way through okay all right this metal tip that's where the Platinum is now we take that saw and cut a
Video examples
Benjamin Wallace: The...
that they're encrusted with gold and platinum. The guy who I interviewed who owns them did say that he's gotten a lot of pleasure out of them, so Oh, yeah, you know this one? This is a coffee made from a very unusual process.
Video examples
Meet the World's Tiniest...
with silica so it can protect itself from its environment within the bryophytes there's this genus called platinum and they grow undone but they had a problem is he done is really hard to find so how do they make sure
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
that I'd become famous, that I'd marry a beautiful woman, have children, raise a family, buy a big house in the country, keep dogs, grow wine, have rooms full of Grammy Awards, platinum discs, and what have you.
Video examples
Abundance is our future...
You see, aluminum was the most valuable metal on the planet, worth more than gold and platinum. It's the reason that the tip of the Washington Monument is made of aluminum. You see, even though aluminum
Video examples
12 sustainable design...
basically what's happening in a fuel cell, in the anode of a fuel cell and in a reversible fuel cell. In our fuel cells, we do it with platinum; life does it with a very, very common iron.
Video examples
Killing Kennedy: Behind...
like the stamp of platinum - fascinating look a fresh look about his assassination that rocked the country of the world to its core the story is riveting and personal and idyllic at the
Video examples
What a scrapyard in...
There is 10 times more gold, silver, platinum, palladium in one ton of our electronics than in one ton of ore mined from beneath the surface of the earth.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Mike Will Made It
American Musician
It doesn't matter if it's platinum or 10-times platinum - it's a certification that lets me know that I'm not wasting my time in the studio. That being said, I don't let those certifications run my life.
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Luke Bryan
American Musician
It's kind of like a college degree... when you get one, no one can take it from you. When you get to say for the rest of your life that you've got a platinum album, that really means something.
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Don Dokken
German Musician
If I never sang on a record again I can still look at my walls. They are covered floor to ceiling with gold and platinum records from all over the world.
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Big Bank Hank
American Musician
Rapper's Delight' was done in 17 minutes. Just one take, no mistakes, and it went to press from there. The record went platinum in 8 days.
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Trisha Yearwood
American Musician
You sign your life away, basically, when you sign a record deal, and if you have a platinum album, then you go back in and renegotiate.
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Joe Budden
American Musician
I've never been platinum. I've never sold out an arena. I've never been on an arena tour.
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Celine Dion
Musician
I have records in gold, in platinum, I have two Oscars, I have Grammys and so on.
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Travis Scott
American Rapper
I was on mad platinum albums... I produced and wrote on them.
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Redman
American Musician
I'm not lookin' to go platinum or triple platinum.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
Nobody said being platinum was easy.
Quote examples
Mike Will Made It
American Musician
It doesn't matter if it's platinum or 10-times platinum - it's a certification that lets me know that I'm not wasting my time in the studio. That being said, I don't let those certifications run my life.
Quote examples
Luke Bryan
American Musician
It's kind of like a college degree... when you get one, no one can take it from you. When you get to say for the rest of your life that you've got a platinum album, that really means something.
Quote examples
Don Dokken
German Musician
If I never sang on a record again I can still look at my walls. They are covered floor to ceiling with gold and platinum records from all over the world.
Quote examples
Big Bank Hank
American Musician
Rapper's Delight' was done in 17 minutes. Just one take, no mistakes, and it went to press from there. The record went platinum in 8 days.
Quote examples
Trisha Yearwood
American Musician
You sign your life away, basically, when you sign a record deal, and if you have a platinum album, then you go back in and renegotiate.
Quote examples
Joe Budden
American Musician
I've never been platinum. I've never sold out an arena. I've never been on an arena tour.
Quote examples
Celine Dion
Musician
I have records in gold, in platinum, I have two Oscars, I have Grammys and so on.
Quote examples
Travis Scott
American Rapper
I was on mad platinum albums... I produced and wrote on them.
Quote examples
Redman
American Musician
I'm not lookin' to go platinum or triple platinum.
Quote examples
Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
Nobody said being platinum was easy.
Example 1 of 10
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