aluminium(n = noun.substance) al, aluminum, atomic number 13 - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite;
is a kind of metal, metallic element
has particulars: alum, potash alum, potassium alum, alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum
same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage. [1913 Webster]
aluminium, n. (US aluminum) a silvery light and malleable metallic element resistant to tarnishing by air.
Idiom:
aluminium bronze an alloy of copper and aluminium.
Usage:
Symb.: Al.
Etymology:
aluminium, alt. (after sodium etc.) f. aluminum, earlier alumium f. ALUM + -IUM
aluminium bronze, aluminium chloride, aluminium foil, aluminium hydroxide, aluminium oxide, hydrated aluminium oxide