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PRONUNCIATION OF ALUNDUM

Alundum  [əˈlʌndəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALUNDUM

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alundum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALUNDUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aluminium oxide

Aluminium oxide is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen with the chemical formula Al2O3. It is the most commonly occurring of several aluminium oxides, and specifically identified as aluminium oxide. It is commonly called alumina, and may also be called aloxide, aloxite, or alundum depending on particular forms or applications. It commonly occurs in its crystalline polymorphic phase α-Al2O3, in which it comprises the mineral corundum, varieties of which form the precious gems ruby and sapphire. Al2O3 is significant in its use to produce aluminium metal, as an abrasive owing to its hardness, and as a refractory material owing to its high melting point.

Definition of Alundum in the English dictionary

The definition of Alundum in the dictionary is ® a hard material composed of fused alumina, used as an abrasive and a refractory.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALUNDUM


addendum
əˈdɛndəm
agendum
əˈdʒɛndəm
Carborundum
ˌkɑːbəˈrʌndəm
Christendom
ˈkrɪsəndəm
corrigendum
ˌkɒrɪˈdʒɛndəm
corundum
kəˈrʌndəm
credendum
krɪˈdɛndəm
fandom
ˈfændəm
grandam
ˈɡrændəm
Lindum
ˈlɪndəm
mandom
ˈmændəm
memorandum
ˌmɛməˈrændəm
nonrandom
ˌnɒnˈrændəm
pseudorandom
ˌsjuːdəʊˈrændəm
pudendum
pjuːˈdɛndəm
queendom
ˈkwiːndəm
random
ˈrændəm
referendum
ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm
tandem
ˈtændəm
Wyndham
ˈwɪndəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALUNDUM

Alva
Alvarez
alveary
alveated
alveolar
alveolarly
alveolate
alveolation
alveole
alveoli
alveolitis
alveolus
alvine
alway
always
always-on
Alwyn

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALUNDUM

ad referendum
avisandum
avizandum
cundum
definiendum
mutandum
nil desperandum
notandum
quod erat demonstrandum
reddendum
secundum
tenendum
videndum

Synonyms and antonyms of Alundum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Alundum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALUNDUM

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The translations of Alundum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Alundum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刚玉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Alundum
570 millions of speakers

English

Alundum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Alundum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الألندم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Алундум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Alundum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Alundum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Alundum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alundum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alundum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アランダム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알런 덤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alundum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Alundum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Alundum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वप्रथम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alundun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alundum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alundum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Алундум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alumină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Alundum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alundum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alundum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Alundum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Alundum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALUNDUM»

The term «Alundum» is normally little used and occupies the 141.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALUNDUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Alundum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALUNDUM»

Discover the use of Alundum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Alundum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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21st Centuty Manufacturing: National Initiative For Product ...
ABRASIVE Alundum = A 19 Alundum = I9A 23 Alundum = 23A 32 Alundum = 32A 38 Alundum = 38A 44 Alundum = 44A 57 Alundum = 57A 75 Alundum = 75A 37 Crystolon=37C Cwr» Medium 10 30 GRADE 36 Soft Medium Hard AE IM OV ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1994
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Slurry Erosion: Uses, Applications, and Test Methods : a ...
lOOym. SILICA. LW. 5. ALUNDUM. during the abrasion test and that some portions may even have dislodged from the binder. Erosion Tests — The surface morphology of the carbon steel, LCO 22 and LCO 17 samples eroded with Alundum, ...
‎1987
3
Machine Work
In the artificial group the trademarks of some are: crystolon, carborundum, carbolite (carbide of silicon) ; alundum, aloxite, and borolon (oxide of aluminum). Pumice and rottenstone in powder form are used in grinding brass valves, unions , etc.
Machine Work
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Family Firm to Modern Multinational: Norton Company, a New ...
Charles Jacobs had already learned that stirring the fused bauxite and varying the cooling rate influenced crystal size and grain temper. Saunders's and White's work soon disclosed that Alundum with 92- 95 percent aluminum oxide content ...
Charles W. Cheape, 1985
5
Electrodes for Industrial Electrochemistry
Scheme of the electrolysis cell: 1 - tungsten rod; 2, 9, 10 - alundum sleeves; 3 - refractory steel container; 4 - alumina or graphite powder; 5 - alundum crucible; 6 - cathode (aluminum) for long-term electrolysis testing; 7 - nichrome current lead  ...
J. Weidner, 2009
6
Transportation by Water: 1906: United States
page 28— The manufacture of alundum was begun by the Norton Emery Wheel Company, of Worcester, Mass, in 1904. It is an artificial product formed in the electric furnace from bauxite, and is used as an abrasive. Its chemical composition is ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1908
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Manufactures, 1905
page 28— The manufacture of alundum was begun by the Norton Emery Wheel , Company, of Worcester, Mass, in 1904. It is an artificial product formed in the electric furnace from bauxite, and is used as an abrasive. Its chemical composition ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, William Mott Steuart, 1908
8
The Michigan Technic
... PYREX COOLING JACKET E - VYCOR REACTION CHAMBER F - ALUNDUM COVER G - ALUMINA COVER H - ALUMINA CRUCIBLE I - ALUMINA CRUCIBLE J - LIQUID IRON ALLOY K - INDUCTION HEATING COIL L - ALUNDUM DISCS ...
9
Pyrometry: The Papers and Discussion of a Symposium on ...
On several occasions these couples satisfactorily measured the temperature of a mass of carbon as high as 1200° C. Types of Pyrometer Tubes Employed For the primary protection tubes of platinum thermocouples, alundum, impervite, and ...
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1920
10
Spirit Leveling in Utah, 1897-1938
Thirty seconds usunlly suffices for this stage of the grinding process. The section is then ready for jwlishing. The speed of this lap is likewise 1 ,150 revolutions a minute. E. In the first stage of the polisliing process 600 alundum ...
John George Staack, 1940

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALUNDUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Alundum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nanotechnology in the cement industry - a patent analysis
The alundum-mullite pouring product has high compressive strength, good washing resistance, corrosion resistance and high thermal shock ... «Nanowerk LLC, Dec 12»
2
Cutting Tool Applications Chapter 16: Grinding Wheels and …
Other stressing sticks contain coarse Crystolon or Alundum grains in a hard vitrified bond. Diamond dressing tools utilize the unsurpassed ... «American Machinist, Jan 11»

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