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to aluminize

to aluminize

1 8.0
Coat something with a thin layer of aluminum to protect it and make it reflect heat or light
  • verb
  • /əˈluːməˌnaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aluminar
  • The technician decided to aluminize the surface of the metal to prevent rusting.
  • aluminized mylar
  • aluminized plastic

Examples

  • Bounced like dice against the war's longitudes and latitudes, Wally is somewhere in the Pacific, my army uncle Paul is in Australia, and here we are in aluminized Arizonan Alzona.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Vera stood an even six feet tall, and in her real estate clothes looked like a Detroit parole officer—hair back in a tight black bun, eyes the color of frozen slag, and her thin lips the color of an aluminized rose.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • They chose to aluminize the reflectors to enhance their ability to focus light efficiently.

  • We will aluminize the new windows to improve their thermal efficiency and protect against the elements.

Synonyms

to reflectorize
vsto aluminize
1 8.2

To put small shiny pieces or a shiny cover on something to make it visible at night

uses a thin metal layer to protect or enhance surface reflectivity
to metallize
vsto aluminize
  • Specialized
8.4

Cover an object with a thin metal layer for shine or protection

uses a specific metal layer to give protection and reflective quality
to metalize
vsto aluminize
  • Specialized
8.6

To cover an object with a thin layer of metal

uses a specific metal layer mainly to protect and increase reflectivity

How Coated

to aluminize
  • Specialized
1 8.0
to plate
  • Specialized
37 6.2

Surface Forms

aluminize infinitive
aluminized past
aluminized past participle
aluminizing present participle
aluminizes third person singular

Morphology

aluminize = aluminum (transparent) = alumin + ize

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to the noun 'aluminum' (with minor orthographic change), directly meaning 'to coat or treat with aluminum'.

Etymology

Aluminize comes from the word aluminum and the ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to do'. Think of it as giving something a thin wrap of aluminum, like aluminum foil, to protect it or make it shine, which is exactly what aluminize means.