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- [plat-n-uh m, plat-nuh m]
- /ˈplæt n əm, ˈplæt nəm/
- /ˈplæt.ɪ.nəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plat-n-uh m, plat-nuh m]
- /ˈplæt n əm, ˈplæt nəm/
Definitions of platinum word
- noun platinum Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C. 1
- noun platinum a light, metallic gray with very slight bluish tinge when compared with silver. 1
- adjective platinum made of platinum. 1
- adjective platinum (of an audio recording) having sold a minimum of one million copies. 1
- noun platinum silvery metal 1
- adjective platinum made of platinum 1
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Origin of platinum
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < New Latin, alteration of earlier platina < Spanish; see platina
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Parts of speech for Platinum
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platinum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for platinum
adj platinum
noun platinum
- blende — any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide
- blonde — A woman who has blonde hair has pale-coloured hair. Blonde hair can be very light brown or light yellow. The form blond is used when describing men.
- copper — Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- minerals — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
adjective platinum
- ash — Ash is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. You can also refer to this substance as ashes.
- champagne — Champagne is an expensive French white wine with bubbles in. It is often drunk to celebrate something.
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
- metal — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
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