'aluminum' definitions:
Definition of 'aluminum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13]
Definition of 'aluminum'
From: Elements
- Symbol: Al
- Atomic number: 13
- Atomic weight: 26.9815
- Silvery-white lustrous metallic element of group 3 of the periodic table. Highly reactive but protected by a thin transparent layer of the oxide which quickly forms in air. There are many alloys of aluminum, as well as a good number of industrial uses. Makes up 8.1% of the Earth's crust, by weight. Isolated in 1825 by H.C. Oersted.