n. (US aluminum) a silvery light and malleable metallic element resistant to tarnishing by air. °Symb.: Al. aluminium bronze an alloy of copper and aluminium.
[ aluminium, alt. (after sodium etc.) f. aluminum, earlier alumium f. ALUM + -IUM ]
n. (US aluminum) a silvery light and malleable metallic element resistant to tarnishing by air. °Symb.: Al. aluminium bronze an alloy of copper and aluminium.
[ aluminium, alt. (after sodium etc.) f. aluminum, earlier alumium f. ALUM + -IUM ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012