"duralumin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-duralumin.wav Forms: duralumins [plural]
Etymology: From a trademark of Dürener Metallwerke. Düren is a city in Germany. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} duralumin (countable and uncountable, plural duralumins)
  1. (metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: dural, duralum, duralium, duraluminum, duraluminium Translations (alloy): dural [masculine] (Czech), duralumin [masculine] (French), duralluminio [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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