aluminum vs metal

metal vs aluminum

aluminum and metal both are nouns.

aluminum is not an adjective while metal is an adjective.

aluminum is not a verb while metal is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aluminum	Yes	No	No	No
metal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, metal is a hypernym of aluminum; that is, metal is a word with a broader meaning than aluminum:

aluminum: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
metal: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Other hypernyms of aluminum include metallic element.

aluminum (noun)	metal (noun)
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite	any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

aluminum (adjective)	metal (adjective)
	containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

aluminum (verb)	metal (verb)
	cover with metal

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