aluminium

noun

al·​u·​min·​i·​um ˌal-yə-ˈmi-nē-əm 

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 noun

aluminium compounds

Both 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

The 25 percent across-the-board levy for Japan is separate from similar charges for cars, steel and aluminium that have already been imposed. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025

Tariffs on both the auto industry and steel and aluminium are subject to pending Commerce Department investigations, which makes negotiating a trade deal without knowing the outcome of those probes challenging. —Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 July 2025

Yes, the 1-yen coin used to be gold – not aluminium. —Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

After being promised a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Ford put this measure on hold, and Trump did likewise on steel and aluminium. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from alumina

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aluminium

• aluminum

Kids Definition

aluminium

noun

al·​u·​min·​i·​um ˌal-yə-ˈmin-ē-əm 

chiefly British

: aluminum

Medical Definition

aluminium

noun

al·​u·​min·​i·​um ˌal-yə-ˈmin-ē-əm 

chiefly British

: aluminum