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1 brown coal
brown coal[braun k'oul] n Min lignita.————————brown coallignita, linhita. -
2 coal
[kəul](a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) carvão- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coals* * *[koul] n 1 hulha, carvão. 2 pedaço de carvão. 3 carvão vegetal. 4 brasa, tição. • vt+vi 1 abastecer, suprir com carvão. 2 receber carvão, fazer provisão de carvão. 3 carbonizar, reduzir a carvão. bed of coal jazida de carvão. brown coal lignita, linhita. hard coal antracito. he blew the coals 1 ele abanou a brasa. 2 fig ele deitou lenha no fogo, reacendeu os ódios. he was called (hauled) over the coals ele foi repreendido, Brit coll ele levou um pito. rich coal carvão de pedra gordo, hulha gorda. small coal carvão miúdo. to stir the coals fig atiçar o fogo. we laid in coals abastecemo-nos de carvão. you are carrying coals to Newcastle fig você está deitando água no mar, está perdendo tempo.
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brown coal — n. LIGNITE * * * ▪ coal classification broad and variable group of low rank coals (coal) characterized by their brownish coloration and high (greater than 50 percent) moisture content. These coals typically include lignite and some… … Universalium
Brown coal — Coal Coal (k[=o]l), n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brown coal — Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown coal — n. LIGNITE … English World dictionary
brown coal — noun intermediate between peat and bituminous coal • Syn: ↑lignite, ↑wood coal • Hypernyms: ↑coal, ↑humate • Hyponyms: ↑jet * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
brown coal — Lignite Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown coal — rusvosios anglys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Rudos ir juodos spalvos, rudo brėžio uoliena, turinti iki 70% C. atitikmenys: angl. brown coal rus. бурый уголь … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
brown coal — rusvosios anglys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Iš augalų liekanų susidariusi degioji uoliena, turinti 55–78 % grynos anglies. Slūgso tarp nuosėdinių uolienų, turi molio priemaišų, todėl yra gana peleningos. Kartais savaime … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
brown coal — /braʊn ˈkoʊl/ (say brown kohl) noun → lignite …
brown coal — noun Date: 1821 lignite … New Collegiate Dictionary
brown coal — lignite … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games