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# aluminium

noun (aluminium; US aluminum)

«aluminium» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#m1)
2. Aluminium is the metal used to make drink cans, foil, window frames and parts of planes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons aluminium is a metal: it conducts electricity and heat, is light and can be recycled again and again. Recycling aluminium cans saves a lot of energy. A magnet does not pick up aluminium, which helps to sort cans from steel. Phrases: aluminium foil, aluminium can, kitchen foil.

### Examples

- Drink cans are made of aluminium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x1)
- Wrap the sandwiches in aluminium foil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x2)
- Aluminium is light, so it is used in planes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x3)
- A magnet will not stick to an aluminium can. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x4)
- We recycle aluminium cans at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x5)
- Aluminium does not rust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x6)
- The ladder is made of aluminium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable noun. British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand English: «aluminium» (al-yoo-MIN-ee-um); American and Canadian English: «aluminum» (a-LOO-mi-num). Both are correct. Trap: magnets attract iron and steel, not aluminium. Never put aluminium foil in a microwave.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «aluminium» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aluminium» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aluminium.html) on Mova free.