aluminium

noun

al·​u·​min·​i·​um ˌal-yə-ˈmi-nē-əm How to pronounce aluminium (audio)
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

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Trump did still introduce a new 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminium covering the rest of the world, vowed to introduce new tariffs targeting the European Union in April and threatened to impose a 200 percent alcohol tax on the bloc in response to a tariff on American whiskey. — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 The big picture: Trump's 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports took effect earlier on Wednesday. Driving the news: The EU will end on April 1 the suspension of countermeasures the bloc announced during the first Trump administration, per a Wednesday statement from the European Commission. — Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 The tariffs will apply to millions of tons of steel and aluminium imports from Canada, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and other countries that had been entering the U.S. duty free under the carve-outs. — Dan Burns, Christoph Steitz, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 On Tuesday, Trump proposed slapping additional tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports, which would have brought the levies to 50%. — Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aluminium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from alumina

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aluminium was in 1811

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aluminium

noun
al·​u·​min·​i·​um ˌal-yə-ˈmin-ē-əm How to pronounce aluminium (audio)
chiefly British
: aluminum

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aluminium

noun
al·​u·​min·​i·​um ˌal-yə-ˈmin-ē-əm How to pronounce aluminium (audio)
chiefly British
: aluminum

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