aluminum
aluminum
Definition
alu·mi·num (ə lo̵̅o̅′mə nəm)
noun
a silvery, lightweight, easily worked, metallic chemical element that resists corrosion and is found abundantly, but only in combination: symbol, Al; at. no., 13
Etymology: ModL < L alumen: see alumina
adjective
of, containing, or made of aluminum
aluminum
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- anodize: This handle is black anodized aluminum, to match our black anodized cases.
- brush: The exterior is composed of a circular patterned brushed aluminum.
- machine: Our new machined aluminum Drive Cone comes with a Lifetime Warranty.
- contain: Nearly 650 thousand tones of drink cartons containing aluminum are produced annually in Western Europe.
Adjective modifier
- 6061-t6: The deck is constructed from CNC machined 6061-T6 aluminum.
- polished: Made from polished aluminum, the dial features silver numerals on a blue face.
- lightweight: The SMART, a lightweight aluminum, portable hoist you can take with you, wherever you go.
- thick: Short Throw Shifter Barely six inches long, this shift handle designed for 5.0 Mustangs is machined from ½ thick aluminum.
Modifies a noun
- foil: The aluminum foil is easier in the long run.
- alloy: Our special aluminum alloy allows you to bend the support into the desired position.
- silicate: The aluminum silicates comprising asbestos are relatively benign if not in nanoscale form and not breathed in or contacted directly in nanoscale form.
- tubing: One US-based specialist said Bush administration officials have told him of at least two attempts to secure aluminum tubing in the past 14 months.
- casing: The beautiful silver plastic and aluminum casing is great to look at, but it is slippery.
- tube: Iraq imported the same aluminum tubes for rockets in the 1980s.
Noun used with modifier
- high-strength: Iraq has made several attempts to buy high-strength aluminum tubes used to enrich uranium for a nuclear weapon.
- billet: This noble alloy is found in the magnesium generator cover with titanium screws and dedicated sprocket cover of billet aluminum.
- aircraft: We incur the added expense to protect the transmitter in a sturdy housing machined from aircraft aluminum.
- cast: Cast aluminum is better used in outdoor dining or sitting areas.
- grade: Brando's case is made from terrifically strong ( and light ) aircraft grade aluminum.
- quality: The frame of this product has been made from the highest quality aluminum.
Browse dictionary entries near aluminum
- aluminous
- aluminothermy
- aluminize
- aluminium
- aluminiferous
- aluminate
- alumina
- alum
- alula
- aludel
- aluminum hydroxide
- aluminum oxide
- aluminum sulfate
- alumna
- alumni or alumnae
- alumnus
- alumroot
- Alundum
- alunite
- Alva
