duralumin

[ doo-ral-yuh-min, dyoo- ]

/ dʊˈræl yə mɪn, dyʊ- /

noun

an alloy of aluminum that is 4 percent copper and contains small amounts of magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon: used for applications requiring lightness and strength, as in airplane construction.

Origin of duralumin

1905–10; <Latin dūr(us) hard + alumin(um)

Words nearby duralumin

durable press, durain, dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand

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Example sentences from the Web for duralumin

Are their motors made with sheet steel cylinders or with duralumin engine blocks?
The Great Drought|Sterner St. Paul Meek
Duralumin is four or five times as strong as aluminum and yet weighs but little more.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
The duralumin factory is capable of meeting all Zeppelin requirements.
Zeppelin|Harry Vissering
But duralumin, probably, a very light, strong alloy; and what I have here is a hunting knife with a can-opener on one end!
Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various

The latest German airplane, the "Junker," was made entirely of duralumin.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

British Dictionary definitions for duralumin

Duralumin

/ (djʊˈræljʊmɪn) /

noun

trademark a light strong aluminium alloy containing 3.5–4.5 per cent of copper with small quantities of silicon, magnesium, and manganese; used in aircraft manufacture

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单词	duralumin
释义	duralumin [ doo-ral-yuh-min, dyoo- ] / dʊˈræl yə mɪn, dyʊ- / noun an alloy of aluminum that is 4 percent copper and contains small amounts of magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon: used for applications requiring lightness and strength, as in airplane construction. Origin of duralumin 1905–10; <Latin dūr(us) hard + alumin(um) Words nearby duralumin durable press, durain, dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duralumin Are their motors made with sheet steel cylinders or with duralumin engine blocks? The Great Drought\|Sterner St. Paul Meek Duralumin is four or five times as strong as aluminum and yet weighs but little more. Inventions of the Great War\|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond The duralumin factory is capable of meeting all Zeppelin requirements. Zeppelin\|Harry Vissering But duralumin, probably, a very light, strong alloy; and what I have here is a hunting knife with a can-opener on one end! Astounding Stories, July, 1931\|Various The latest German airplane, the "Junker," was made entirely of duralumin. Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson British Dictionary definitions for duralumin Duralumin / (djʊˈræljʊmɪn) / noun trademark a light strong aluminium alloy containing 3.5–4.5 per cent of copper with small quantities of silicon, magnesium, and manganese; used in aircraft manufacture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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