aluminum

/əˈluːmɪnəm/

Syllables a·lu·mi·num

Stress a-LU-mi-num

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

lu

/luː/

long u_e

mi

/mɪ/

short i

num

/nəm/

schwa

Meaning

a light, silvery metal used widely in industry

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + lu=/luː/(blue) + mi=/mɪ/(milk) + num=/nəm/(problem)

Example

This can is made of aluminum.