aluminium

al·u·min·i·um | \ ˌal-yə-ˈmi-nē-əm

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Definition of aluminium

chiefly British

: aluminum … approximately six tons of clay are required to produce a ton of aluminium …— C. E. Davis Metals such as copper, aluminium, silver and gold …— C. Hammond —often used before another nounaluminium compoundsBoth zinc and aluminium plates are used extensively. — Preliminary Tech. Course In Printing — see Chemical Elements Table

Examples of aluminium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Metal cleats are durable and built for rugged terrain: They are made from stainless steel, aluminium, or carbide steel. — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, "The best ice cleat," 10 Oct. 2020 Practical and glamorous, aluminium is prized for making products from kitchen foil and beverage cans to Tesla Roadsters and aircraft. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Red mud is piling up. Can scientists figure out what to do with it?," 20 Aug. 2020 As the disk cooled, the first solids condensed out like frost on a windowpane: crystalline clumps of aluminium and calcium as big as poppy seeds. — Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, "An unusual meteorite, more valuable than gold, may hold the building blocks of life," 13 Aug. 2020 The larger version is 4½ feet wide by 7 feet tall and features an aluminium extrusion on the top and a fiberglass bottom bar for weight. — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Business is booming for Pewaukee company that sells personal safety partitions to prevent spread of the coronavirus," 6 May 2020 Another demand from India is the reduction in tariffs on derivative steel and aluminium, which took effect this month. — Vk Vijayakumar, Quartz India, "A limited Indo-US trade deal is the best we can expect during the Trump visit," 23 Feb. 2020 And in aluminium production the best operators could see the pattern of the flames in the cell [where aluminum is made] and tell whether the production was optimal or not. — Tom Loftus, WSJ, "Norsk Hydro CIO on How to Prepare for Cyberattacks," 29 Jan. 2020 Each robot has an aluminium-alloy wire fed along its arm to the print head at its tip. — The Economist, "Giant 3D printers for making boats, bridges, buildings and rockets," 14 Nov. 2019 Trade tensions between the two countries have escalated since the Trump administration levied tariffs on steel and aluminium from India. — Washington Post, "India builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit," 18 Feb. 2020

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“Aluminium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aluminium. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.

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