aluminia

English

Noun

aluminia (uncountable)

  1. alumina; aluminium oxide

Esperanto

Etymology

From aluminio + -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [alumiˈnia]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: a‧lu‧mi‧ni‧a

Adjective

aluminia (accusative singular aluminian, plural aluminiaj, accusative plural aluminiajn)

  1. of or relating to aluminium (aluminum)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Vladimir Varankin, Metropoliteno,
      Ili laŭvice oferas dekpfenigajn aluminiajn monerojn, metante ilin en aŭtomatan aparaton kaj la silentiĝinta fortepiano rekomencas la ĉesintan muzikon.
      In turn they offered ten-pfennig aluminium coins, inserting them in an automatic device, and the piano that had fallen silent made its music once again.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Vladimir Okc (translator), Unuetaĝa Usono (Little Golden America) by Ilja Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, Chapter 12,
      Koloro de arganoj estis hela, ĉar ilin oni farbis per aluminia farbo, kiu similas arĝentkolorajn ornamaĵojn de novjara arbo.
      The oil well derricks were brightly coloured as they were painted with aluminium paint, which resembles the silver ornaments on a new-year spruce.

Latin

Noun

alūminia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of alūminium
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