platina

[ plat-n-uh, pluh-tee-nuh ]

noun

1. a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.

platina

/ pləˈtiːnə; ˈplætɪnə /

noun

1. an alloy of platinum and several other metals, including palladium, osmium, and iridium

Word History and Origins

Origin of platina¹

1740–50; < Spanish: literally, silverlike element, equivalent to plat ( a ) silver (< Provençal: literally, silver plate; plate ¹ ) + -ina -ine ¹. See platinum

Word History and Origins

Origin of platina¹

C18: from Spanish: silvery element, from plata silver, from Provençal: silver plate

Example Sentences

As 15th-century chronicler Bartolomeo Platina put it, “If he had any time to spare from his lusts, he spent it in hunting and not in prayer.”

From Washington Post

Evacuation warnings remain in place for the communities of Wildwood; Post Mountain, near the junction of State Routes 36 and 3; Trinity Pines; and Platina.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents in the rural towns of Wildwood and Platina were told to prepare to leave.

From Los Angeles Times

Chris Waters, an operations section chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said Friday that the fire has calmed significantly in “the area from Igo south to Highway 36 and then back north to Platina Road.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Red Bank fire is burning in a remote area mostly used for cattle ranching, headed northwest toward Platina, said Dave Doughty, fire information officer with Tehama County Fire.

From Los Angeles Times