platinum

«platinum» in Mova's school dictionary: A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (platinum, uncountable); adjective (platinum)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science) A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt. tree →

2) (adjective) Made of platinum: «a platinum ring». tree →

3) (adjective) Very pale silver-blonde in colour: «platinum blonde». tree →

4) (music) A «platinum record» is a prize for an album or song that sells a very great number of copies. tree →

sense 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 →
• Mum's wedding ring is made of platinum. tree →
• The singer's album went platinum. tree →
• Platinum does not rust or tarnish. tree →
• Her hair was dyed platinum blonde. tree →
• Platinum is used in parts that clean car exhaust fumes. tree →

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).

In the corpora

• Gold, silver and platinum are precious metals: rare, beautiful, and hardly reacting with air, although silver slowly tarnishes.
• Gold, silver and platinum are precious metals.
• Platinum is rarer than gold and is used in car parts called catalytic converters that clean exhaust fumes.
• People want different things, so the "platinum rule" says: treat others as they would like to be treated.

Trees and pragmatics

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