different between zinc vs aluminium

English

Etymology

From German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko (“prong, tine”), allied to zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Old English tind (“tine, prong”), Middle Low German tinde, Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). See also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), More at tine. Doublet of zincum.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: zingk, IPA^(key): /z??k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Noun

zinc (countable and uncountable, plural zincs)

2. A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
4. (Britain, dated, colloquial) A zinc countertop.
   • 1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art

     Then, three workmen throwing dice for drinks. And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores. And so violently do they throw the dice that they shoot off "the zinc" on to the floor.

   • 2010, Chris Ackerley, Demented Particulars (page 44)

     Even if there were a Chef and Brewer near Marble Arch, the name suggests a pint and pie, not a prawn and tomato sandwich and “a dock glass of white port off the zinc”; i.e., a small glass of a fine aperitif, at the counter […]

Synonyms

• zincum (archaic)

Derived terms

Related terms

• zincode
• zincous

Translations

See also

Verb

zinc (third-person singular simple present zincs, present participle zincing or zinking or zincking, simple past and past participle zinced or zinked or zincked)

1. (rare) To electroplate with zinc.
2. (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

Synonyms

• (electroplate with zinc): galvanize

Translations

Anagrams

• ICZN

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?zi?k/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?zi?/

Noun

zinc m (uncountable)

1. zinc

Further reading

• “zinc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “zinc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “zinc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “zinc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology 1

From German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z???/, (spelling pronunciation) /z??k/

Noun

zinc m (plural zincs)

1. (metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
2. (informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar
3. (informal) small plane

Related terms

• zingage
• zingueur
• zinguer
• dézinguer

Further reading

• “zinc” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology 2

Clipping of zincou, verlan form of cousin (“cousin”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z??k/

Noun

zinc m (plural zincs)

1. (verlan) dude, man

Occitan

Noun

zinc m (uncountable)

1. zinc

Romanian

Etymology

From French zinc, from German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zink/

Noun

zinc n (uncountable)

1. zinc (metal)

References

• zinc in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

zinc m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of cinc

English

Alternative forms

• aluminum (US, Canada, Philippines) (see #Usage notes below)

Etymology

First used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was coined in the same year. From Latin al?men +? -ium.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?l"yo?om?n'??m, ?l"yo?om?n'y?m, IPA^(key): /?æl.(j)??m?n.i.?m/, /?æl.(j)??m?n.j?m/
• (US) enPR: ?l"(y)o?om?n'??m, ?l"(y)o?om?n'y?m, IPA^(key): /?æl.(j)u?m?n.i.?m/, /?æl.(j)u?m?n.j?m/ (or like aluminum)
• (Canada) enPR: ?lo?om'?n?m, IPA^(key): /??lu?m?n?m/
• (General New Zealand) enPR: ?l"(y)?m?n'y?m, IPA^(key): /??l.(j)??m?n.j?m/

Noun

aluminium (countable and uncountable, plural aluminiums)

2. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
4. (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

Usage notes

• For information on the origins of the two spellings, see the Wikipedia article.

Synonyms

• alumium (obsolete)
• E173 when used as a food colouring

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

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References

Afrikaans

Noun

aluminium (uncountable)

1. aluminium

Danish

Etymology

Created in 1812, from Latin al?men (“alum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluminj?m/, [a.lu?mi?.nj?m]
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

aluminium n (singular definite aluminiummet, not used in plural form)

1. aluminum

Synonyms

• E173 (when used as a food colouring)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.ly?mi.ni.?m/
• Hyphenation: alu?mi?ni?um

Noun

aluminium n (uncountable)

1. aluminium

Derived terms

• aluminiumfolie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ly.mi.nj?m/

Noun

aluminium m (plural aluminiums)

1. aluminum (element)

Descendants

• Lingala: aluminyu
• ? Portuguese: alumínio

Further reading

• “aluminium” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Etymology

Derived from al?men, al?minis (“alum”) +? -ium (chemical element suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.lu??mi.ni.um/, [ä??u??m?ni???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.lu?mi.ni.um/, [?lu?mi?nium]

Noun

al?minium n (genitive al?mini?); second declension

1. (New Latin) aluminium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Malay

Alternative forms

• ??????????

Etymology

From English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluminiom/
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

aluminium (Jawi spelling ?????????)

1. aluminium (A silvery metal)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin alumen

Noun

aluminium m or n (definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet) (uncountable)

1. aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie

References

• “aluminium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin alumen

Noun

aluminium m or n (definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet) (uncountable)

1. aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie

References

• “aluminium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lu?m?i.?um/

Noun

aluminium n

1. aluminum

Declension

Indeclinable.

Synonyms

• glin

Further reading

• aluminium in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Noun

aluminium n (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aluminiu

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al??mi?n??m/

Noun

aluminium n (uncountable)

1. aluminium

Declension

References

• aluminium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)