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aluminium

noun
 
🔊/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/, 🔊/ˌæləˈmɪniəm/
🔊/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/, 🔊/ˌæləˈmɪniəm/
(British English)
(North American English aluminum
🔊/əˈluːmɪnəm/
🔊/əˈluːmɪnəm/
)
[uncountable]
(symbol Al)
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  1. a chemical element. Aluminium is a light, silver-grey metal used for making pans, etc.铝
    • aluminium saucepans/window frames铝锅；铝窗框
    • aluminium foil (= for example, for wrapping food in)铝箔（如用于包裹食物）
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAluminium/​aluminum is used before these nouns:
    • bat
    • can
    • container
    • …
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from alumina + -ium.