Platinum is a very valuable, silvery-grey metal. It is often used for making jewellery.
2. colour
Platinum hair is very fair, almost white.
...a platinum blonde.
platinum in British English
(ˈplætɪnəm)
noun
1.
a ductile malleable silvery-white metallic element, very resistant to heat and chemicals. It occurs free and in association with other platinum metals, esp in osmiridium: used in jewellery, laboratory apparatus, electrical contacts, dentistry, electroplating, and as a catalyst. Symbol: Pt; atomic no: 78; atomic wt: 195.08; valency: 1–4; relative density: 21.45; melting pt: 1769°C; boiling pt: 3827±100°C
2.
a.
a medium to light grey colour
b.
(as adjective)
a platinum carpet
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from platina, on the model of other metals with the suffix -um
platinum in American English
(ˈplætənəm)
noun
1.
a silver-colored, malleable, ductile, metallic chemical element that is highly resistant to corrosion and tarnish, used as a chemical catalyst, for acid-proof containers, ignition fuses, jewelry, dental alloys, etc.: symbol, Pt; at. no., 78
adjective
2. US
designating a record, tape, disc, video, etc. which has registered sales of a specified number, as two million, or value, as $1,000,000
platinum reflects a greater number or value than gold
Word origin
ModL < Sp platina, dim. of plata, silver < Prov, metal plate, silver bar, silver < VL *plattus, flat: see plate
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They have focused on gold and platinum mining.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The platinum hair certainly helps you to stand out.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We think this will largely depend on where the platinum price goes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She also showed off her platinum blonde hair after recently getting rid of her long brunette waves.
The Sun (2011)
It is also rich in platinum and gold.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This partly explains why the platinum price is going through the roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Going from brunette to platinum blonde requires strong bleach.
The Sun (2011)
Aquarius Platinum has appointed the first woman to its board.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Bankers have said finding a buyer for the platinum mines would be difficult given their high costs and history of bad industrial relations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Her hair is a perfect, unimpeachable sheet of pure platinum blonde.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The flight of hot money from cooling metal is heading for safe havens such as gold and platinum as well as crude oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But all eyes were on her and her new platinum blonde hairstyle, right.
The Sun (2015)
Workers at platinum and gold mines complain that their unions no longer represent them and do not drive a hard enough bargain in negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If you have bright red lips and platinum hair, your grey cashmere jumper and jeans will suddenly seem the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Platinum miners offered London little lustre.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The album has gone platinum in the UK.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Anglo American has been conducting a review of its platinum business for months after deciding that some of its mines are too expensive to run.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There was yet more bad news for Aquarius Platinum shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The 17-year-old's platinum hair and rock chick style was cool and cute.
The Sun (2011)
He ended up with' a wild taste of freedom' and platinum hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This tongue-in-cheek electro pop anthem has already gone platinum in the US.
The Sun (2009)
Word lists with
platinum
black, chemical
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platinum
British English: platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/ NOUN
Platinum is a very valuable silvery-grey metal.
American English: platinum
Arabic: بِلاتيـن
Brazilian Portuguese: platina
Chinese: 白金
Croatian: platina
Czech: platina
Danish: platin
Dutch: platina
European Spanish: platino
Finnish: platina
French: platine
German: Platin
Greek: πλατίνα
Italian: platino
Japanese: プラチナ
Korean: 백금
Norwegian: platina
Polish: platyna
European Portuguese: platina
Romanian: platină
Russian: платина
Latin American Spanish: platino
Swedish: platina
Thai: ทองคำขาว
Turkish: platin
Ukrainian: платина
Vietnamese: bạch kim
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All related terms of 'platinum'
platinum disc
(in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
platinum black
a black powder consisting of very finely divided platinum metal. It is used as a catalyst , esp in hydrogenation reactions
platinum-blond
(of hair ) of a pale silver-blond colour
platinum blonde
a woman who has pale silver-blond hair
platinum metal
any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium , rhodium , palladium , osmium , iridium , and platinum
platinotype
an obsolete process for producing photographic prints using paper coated with an emulsion containing platinum salts , the resulting image in platinum black being more permanent and of a richer tone than the usual silver image