An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To coat a telescope → mirror with a very thin but perfectly uniform layer of → aluminium to make it reflective.

Etymology (EN): Aluminize, v. from alumin(um), → aluminium,

• → -ize.

Etymology (PE): Âluminiom andudan, from âluminiom + andudan “to incrustate, plaster, cover over.”