platinum
English
/ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/, /ˈplæt.nəm/
noun
Definitions
- The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- (music) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
Etymology
Suffix from English der derived from Spanish, Castilian platina (little silver).
Origin
Spanish
platina
Gloss
little silver
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apic English
- atrichia English
- atrichic English
- der English
- diplatinum English
- eka-platinum English
- ferronickelplatinum English
- heptaplatinum English
- hexafluoroplatinate English
- isoferroplatinum English
- magnolia English
- multiplatinum English
- nickel English
- nido- English
- nonplatinum English
- organoplatinum English
- platinate English
- platinian English
- platiniferous English
- platinoid English
- platinumed English
- platinumlike English
- platinumsmith English
- radioplatinum English
- smith English
- tetraferroplatinum English
- tetraplatinum English
- triplatinum English
- platino Italian
- platina Dutch, Flemish
- platine French
- пла́тина Russian
- platina Spanish, Castilian
- ప్లాటినము Telugu
- platinum Malay
- der
- apic
- nido-
- smith
- nickel
- magnolia
- atrichia
- atrichic
- platinoid
- platinate
- platinian
- diplatinum
- platinumed
- triplatinum
- nonplatinum
- platinumlike
- eka-platinum
- platiniferous
- radioplatinum
- heptaplatinum
- tetraplatinum
- multiplatinum
- platinumsmith
- organoplatinum
- isoferroplatinum
- tetraferroplatinum
- ferronickelplatinum
- hexafluoroplatinate