a silvery, lightweight, easily worked, metallic chemical element that resists corrosion and is found abundantly, but only in combination: symbol, Al; at. no., 13
adjective
2.
of, containing, or made of aluminum
Word origin
ModL < L alumen: see alumina
aluminum in Automotive Engineering
(əlumɪnəm) or aluminium
noun
(Automotive engineering: Materials)
Aluminum is a chemical element that is used in alloy form to make a lightweight metal, used, for example, for vehicle bodywork.
The cars will have lightweight aluminum bodies to improve the power to weight ratio, giving better acceleration.
The traditional aluminum windshield surround has been replaced by a chunky, black steel frame.
The car features a body manufactured almost entirely from aluminum, making it 40 percent lighter than a similar steel body.
US UK EnglishThe form aluminum is usually used in American English. The stress is on the second syllable.The formaluminium is usually used in British English. The stress is on the third syllable.
Examples of 'aluminum' in a sentence
aluminum
An aluminum canoe weighs around seventy pounds, and it's awkward to carry.
Wood, Ted FOOLS GOLD (1993)
All related terms of 'aluminum'
aluminium
Aluminium is a lightweight metal used, for example, for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts.
aluminum foil
thin sheets of foil used to wrap food
aluminum bronze
any of a range of copper alloys that contain between 5 and 10 per cent aluminium
aluminum oxide
→ alumina
aluminum acetate
a compound that in the form of its normal salt , Al(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 3 , obtained as a white, water-soluble , amorphous powder , is used chiefly in medicine as an astringent and as an antiseptic , and in the form of its basic salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 OH, obtained as a white, crystalline , water-insoluble powder, is used chiefly in the textile industry as a waterproofing agent , as a fireproofing agent, and as a mordant
aluminum hydroxide
a white powder , Al(OH) 3 , obtained from bauxite and used to make glass, paper, etc. and in antacids
aluminum sulfate
a white crystalline salt, Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 , made by treating bauxite or clay with sulfuric acid: it is used in sizing paper, purifying water, fixing dyes , tanning , etc.
aluminum sulphate
a white crystalline salt used in the paper, textile , and dyeing industries and in the purification of water. Formula: Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3
aluminum ammonium sulfate
a crystalline solid , AlNH 4 (SO 4 ) 2 ⋅12H 2 O, used chiefly as a size in the manufacture of paper; alum