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# platinum

noun (platinum, uncountable); adjective (platinum)

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

## Everyday

1. (science) A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#m1)
2. (adjective) Made of platinum: «a platinum ring». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#m2)
3. (adjective) Very pale silver-blonde in colour: «platinum blonde». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#m3)
4. (music) A «platinum record» is a prize for an album or song that sells a very great number of copies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons platinum is a metal element used in jewellery, car parts and lab equipment because it does not react easily. In music news a song «goes platinum». Phrases: «platinum ring», «platinum blonde», «go platinum», «platinum jubilee» (seventy-year celebration).

### Examples

- Platinum is rarer than gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#x1)
- Mum's wedding ring is made of platinum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#x2)
- The singer's album went platinum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#x3)
- Platinum does not rust or tarnish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#x4)
- Her hair was dyed platinum blonde. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#x5)
- Platinum is used in parts that clean car exhaust fumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/platinum/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Stress: PLAT-in-um. Not a «platinum» coin in everyday money. A platinum jubilee marks seventy years of something, after gold (fifty) and diamond (sixty).

## On Mova

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