platinum

Betekenis

Noun

1. The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
2. A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
3. A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
4. A platinum-based drug: a platin.

Adj

1. Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
2. Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
3. Very expensive, or of very high quality

Verb

to reach platinum level in a game

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/

Etymologie

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 Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans.

Zinnen

It could have been steel , silver or platinum .

Het had staal, zilver of platina kunnen zijn.