aluminium

«aluminium» in Mova's school dictionary: a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (aluminium; US aluminum)

meaning for a pupil

1) Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust. tree →

2) Aluminium is the metal used to make drink cans, foil, window frames and parts of planes. tree →

sense 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 →
• Wrap the sandwiches in aluminium foil. tree →
• Aluminium is light, so it is used in planes. tree →
• A magnet will not stick to an aluminium can. tree →
• We recycle aluminium cans at school. tree →
• Aluminium does not rust. tree →
• The ladder is made of aluminium. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Most drink cans are aluminium, a light metal protected by a thin invisible layer that stops it wearing away.
• Long ago aluminium was so hard to get out of rock that it was more precious than gold.
• A magnet pulls out iron and steel things but not sand; aluminium cans are not picked up by a magnet.
• Aluminium and glass can be recycled again and again without wearing out.
• Recycling metals uses much less energy than mining new ore, and aluminium can be recycled again and again.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aluminium» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.