platinum
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platinum
- /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/
- /ˈplæt.nəm/
- /ˈplæt.n̩.əm/
- /pləˈtaɪn.əm/ nonstandard, obsolete
- /pləˈtiːn.əm/ nonstandard, obsolete
- /pləˈtɪn.əm/ nonstandard, obsolete
Rhymes with -ætɪnəm, -ætnəm, -ætn̩əm
Where it comes from
From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um. It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Gran Colombia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans. Doublet of platina.
noun platinums
- 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.
- A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
- A platinum-based drug: a platin.
Similar: platina, white gold
adjective
- Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
- Very expensive, or of very high quality. We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra.
verb platinums · platinuming · platinumed
- To attain all of the achievements in a game (originally on certain PlayStation consoles, now colloquially used regardless of platform). I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pt, rhodium, sinker, deck, recorder, stage, turntable, iridio, platinized, platina, platinic, platinous, argent, silver, silvery, pearly
noun
Similar: platina, white gold
Translations
Every language
noun metal
| Español | platino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백금 baekgeum, 플래티나 peullaetina |
| 日本語 | プラチナ purachina, 白金 hakkin |
| 中文 | 白金 báijīn, 鉑 /铂 bó, 鉑金 /铂金 bójīn |
| हिन्दी | महातु mahātu, प्लैटिनम plaiṭinam |
| Português | platina |
| Français | platine |
| Deutsch | Platin |
| Italiano | platino |
| Ελληνικά | πλατίνα platína, λευκόχρυσος lefkóchrysos |
| Română | platină |
| Русский | пла́тина plátina |
| Tiếng Việt | platin, bạch kim |
| العربية | بَلَاتِين balātīn, بَلَاتِينُوم balātīnūm |
| עברית | פלטינה platína |
noun colour
| Português | platinado |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | màu bạch kim, màu xám trắng |
adj colour
| Português | platinado |
|---|
verb to reach platinum
| 中文 | 全成就 quánchéngjiù, 白金 báijīn, 全成就通關 /全成就通关 quánchéngjiù tōngguān |
|---|---|
| Português | platinar |
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title = {platinum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/platinum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
