different between platinum vs vincentite

English

Etymology

Spanish platina (“little silver”) +? -um, because the metal, platinum, was found as an apparent impurity with silver.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pl?t'?n?m, IPA^(key): /?plæt.?n.?m/; enPR: pl?t'n?m, IPA^(key): /?plæt.n?m/

Noun

platinum (countable and uncountable, plural platinums)

1. The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
2. A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

3. (music) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.

Synonyms

• platina (obsolete)
• white gold (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

• platina

Translations

Adjective

platinum (not comparable)

1. Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
2. Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).

Derived terms

• go platinum
• platinum blond

Translations

Verb

platinum (third-person singular simple present platinums, present participle platinuming, simple past and past participle platinumed)

1. (computer games) to reach platinum level in a game

   I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.

Translations

See also

• cooperite
• sperrylite
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Platinum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “platinum”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Afrikaans

Adjective

platinum (attributive platinum, not comparable)

1. platinum; made from platinum

Noun

platinum (uncountable)

1. platinum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pla?ti?.num/, [p??ä?t?i?n???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pla?ti.num/, [pl??t?i?num]

Noun

plat?num n (genitive plat?n?); second declension

1. platinum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?pla??ti?n??m]

Noun

platinum m

1. (uncountable) platinum
2. A part of platinum

Inflection

Malay

Alternative forms

• pelatinam

Etymology

From English platinum, from Spanish platina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [platinom], [platin?m], [pl?tin?m]
• Rhymes: -inom, -nom, -om

Noun

platinum

1. platinum

English

Etymology

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? + -ite

Noun

vincentite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic gray mineral containing antimony, arsenic, palladium, platinum, and tellurium.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Vincentite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database