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1 torba
torba s.f. (geol.) peat: cava di torba, peat bank (o peatery); blocco di torba, turf; ricco di torba, turfy.* * *['torba]sostantivo femminile peat, turf* * *torba/'torba/sostantivo f.peat, turf. -
2 torbiera
torbiera s.f. peat bog, moss, peatery.* * *[tor'bjɛra]sostantivo femminile (peat) bog, turbary* * *torbiera/tor'bjεra/sostantivo f.(peat) bog, turbary. -
3 catrame
m tar* * *catrame s.m. tar: catrame di conifere, pine tar; catrame di legna, wood tar; catrame di torba, peat tar; catrame minerale, coal tar.* * *[ka'trame]sostantivo maschile tar* * *catrame/ka'trame/sostantivo m.tar. -
4 cava
f quarry* * *cava s.f.1 quarry; ( miniera) mine, pit: cava aperta, open quarry; una cava di ardesia, a slate quarry; una cava di marmo, a marble quarry; una cava di pietra, a stone quarry; una cava di torba, a peat bank (o peatery)2 (elettr.) slot* * *['kava]sostantivo femminile quarry, pit* * *cava/'kava/sostantivo f.quarry, pit. -
5 mattonella
f tile* * *mattonella s.f.1 tile: mattonella per pavimenti, floor tile; mattonella per rivestimento di pareti, wall tile; a mattonelle, tiled; posa in opera di mattonelle, tiling2 (torba compressa) peat briquette: mattonella di lignite, brown coal briquette; mattonella di polvere di carbone, coal briquet (te)3 (gelato) ice brick4 (sponda del biliardo) cushion.* * *[matto'nɛlla]* * *mattonella/matto'nεlla/sostantivo f.(piastrella) square; (di carbone) briquet(te). -
6 torba sf
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7 torbiera sf
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8 torba
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9 torbiera
sf [tor'bjɛra]
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Peat — is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands , variously called bogs , moors , muskegs , pocosins , mires , and peat swamp forests . By volume there is about 4 trillion m³ of peat in the world… … Wikipedia
Peat — Peat, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. b?tan to better, mend (a fire), b?t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.] A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peat — peat; peat·ery; peat·man; re·peat·abil·i·ty; re·peat·able; re·peat·er; re·peat; re·peat·ed·ly; … English syllables
Peat — Peat consists of partially decomposed plant debris. It is considered an early stage in the development of coal. Peat is distinguished from lignite by the presence of free cellulose and a high moisture content (exceeding 70 percent). The heat… … Energy terms
peat|y — «PEE tee», adjective, peat|i|er, peat|i|est. of, like, or abounding in peat: »A thin seam of peaty matter…along the bottom of a bed of clay (James Croll) … Useful english dictionary
Peat — Peat, n. [Cf. {Pet} a fondling.] A small person; a pet; sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peat|er|y — «PEE tuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. a place from which peat is dug … Useful english dictionary
peat — [pi:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: peta, probably from a Celtic language] [U] a black substance formed from decaying plants under the surface of the ground in some areas, which can be burned as a ↑fuel, or mixed with soil to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peat — [ pit ] noun uncount a type of soil consisting of decaying plants that can also be used as fuel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peat — c.1200, in Scottish L., probably from O.Celt. root *pett (Cf. Cornish peyth, Welsh peth quantity, part, thing, O.Ir. pet, Breton pez piece ). The earliest sense is not of the turf but of the cut piece of it … Etymology dictionary
peat — ► NOUN ▪ partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel. DERIVATIVES peaty adjective. ORIGIN Anglo Latin peta … English terms dictionary
