different between whitish vs platinum

English

Etymology

From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white +? -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wa?t??/
• (without the wine–whine merger) enPR: ?hw?t?sh, IPA^(key): /??a?t??/

Adjective

whitish (comparative more whitish, superlative most whitish)

1. Somewhat white, pale or almost white.
   • 1910, The Year Book of Dermatology (page 124)

     The skin was somewhat pigmented, especially in certain regions, while over the whole there appeared whitish, rounded or oval mottlings or dapplings, most obvious where the surrounding cuticle was most deeply colored.

Translations

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