Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "platinum" wani abu ne mai yawa, mai malle, ductile, azurfa-farin ƙarfe na ƙarfe wanda yake da juriya ga lalata, yana da babban narkewa, kuma ana amfani dashi a cikin aikace-aikacen masana'antu daban-daban, kayan ado, kuma a matsayin ajiyar kuɗi. Wani sinadari ne mai alamar Pt da lambar atomic 78, kuma yana ɗaya daga cikin ƙarfen rukunin platinum guda shida (PGMs). Har ila yau, Platinum kalma ce da ake amfani da ita don bayyana matakin ƙware, inganci, ko nasara, galibi ana amfani da ita a cikin mahallin kiɗa, tallace-tallace, ko takaddun shaida.