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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite;
[syn: aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aluminum \A*lu"mi*num\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]m), n. The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Also called aluminium. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aluminium \Al`u*min"i*um\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L. alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.) same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage. [1913 Webster] Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold-colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aluminium n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13]
The Elements (07Nov00):

aluminium Same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage. [1913 Webster]