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1 bituminous
[bɪ'tjuːmɪnəs] [AE -'tuː-]aggettivo bituminoso* * *[-'tju:mi-]adjective bituminoso* * *bituminous► bitumen* * *[bɪ'tjuːmɪnəs] [AE -'tuː-]aggettivo bituminoso -
2 bituminous bi·tu·mi·nous adj
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3 bituminous coal
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4 bitumen
['bɪtjʊmɪn] [AE bə'tuːmən]nome bitume m.* * *['bitjumin]noun (a black, sticky substance obtained from petroleum.) bitume* * *bitumen /ˈbɪtʃəmɪn/, ( USA) /bɪˈtu:mən/n. [u]● bitumen sprinkler, bitumatricebituminous, ( USA)a.bituminoso.* * *['bɪtjʊmɪn] [AE bə'tuːmən]nome bitume m. -
5 bitter
['bɪtə(r)] 1.1) (sour) amaro2) (resentful) [tone, comment] acre, aspro, risentito; [ person] amareggiato, risentito; [ memory] amaro, dolorososhe felt bitter about the way they had treated her — era risentita per il modo in cui l'avevano trattata
4) (very cold) [ weather] rigido; [ wind] pungente5) (hard to accept) [disappointment, truth] amaro, crudele; [ blow] duro2. 3.••to the bitter end — [fight, carry on] fino in fondo
* * *['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amaro; aspro2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amaro3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) acerrimo4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) intenso, pungente•- bitterly
- bitumen
- bituminous* * *['bɪtə(r)] 1.1) (sour) amaro2) (resentful) [tone, comment] acre, aspro, risentito; [ person] amareggiato, risentito; [ memory] amaro, dolorososhe felt bitter about the way they had treated her — era risentita per il modo in cui l'avevano trattata
4) (very cold) [ weather] rigido; [ wind] pungente5) (hard to accept) [disappointment, truth] amaro, crudele; [ blow] duro2. 3.••to the bitter end — [fight, carry on] fino in fondo
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Bituminous — Bi*tu mi*nous, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F. bitumineux.] Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen. [1913 Webster] Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Bituminous coal}, a kind of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bituminous — 1610s, from Fr. bitumineux, from L. bituminosus, from bitumen (see BITUMEN (Cf. bitumen)). The Plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boiles out from under ground, the mouth of Hell. [ Paradise Lost, XII.41] … Etymology dictionary
bituminous — [bi to͞o′mə nəs, bī to͞omə nəs, bi tyo͞omə nəs, bī tyo͞omə nəs] adj. [Fr bitumineux < L bitumineus] 1. of the nature of bitumen, esp. with regard to its color and combustibility 2. containing or made from bitumen … English World dictionary
bituminous — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to bitumen. 2. noun a) Bituminous coal. b) A type or grade of bituminous coal … Wiktionary
bituminous — bi•tu•mi•nous [[t]baɪˈtu mə nəs, ˈtyu , bɪ [/t]] adj. 1) chem. resembling or containing bitumen: bituminous shale[/ex] 2) chem. of or pertaining to bituminous coal • Etymology: 1610–20; < L bitūminōsus … From formal English to slang
bituminous — adjective Date: 1620 1. containing or impregnated with bitumen 2. of or relating to bituminous coal … New Collegiate Dictionary
bituminous — /buy tooh meuh neuhs, tyooh , bi /, adj. resembling or containing bitumen: bituminous shale. [1610 20; < L bituminosus, equiv. to bitumin (s. of bitumen) BITUMEN + osus OUS] * * * … Universalium
bituminous — adj. Bituminous is used with these nouns: ↑coal … Collocations dictionary
bituminous — /bəˈtjumənəs/ (say buh tyoohmuhnuhs) adjective of, like, or containing bitumen: bituminous shale …
bituminous — Pikimana. ♦ Bituminous coal, lānahu pikimana … English-Hawaiian dictionary
bituminous — bitumen ► NOUN ▪ a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation, used for road surfacing and roofing. DERIVATIVES bituminous adjective. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary