# aluminum

Pronunciation: say "uh-LOO-mi-nuhm" US /əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/, UK /əˈluː.mɪ.nəm/; AUS say "al-yuu-MIN-yuhm" /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/

## Noun

1. A chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13, a light, silvery metal obtained from bauxite.
   - Simple: A light, silver-colored metal that comes from a rock called bauxite. It is a chemical element.
   - _Aluminum is refined from bauxite ore in a process that uses enormous amounts of electricity._
   - _The bicycle's aluminum frame weighs far less than a comparable steel one._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A single atom of the chemical element aluminum.
- (noun) Aircraft or other machinery built partly or wholly from aluminum.

## Origin

Coined by the British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier New Latin form alumium of 1807. By surface analysis, it is Latin alumen + -um.

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