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Meaning of "brown coal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BROWN COAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROWN COAL

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Brown coal is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BROWN COAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

brown coal

Lignite

Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft brown combustible sedimentary rock that is formed from naturally compressed peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content. It is mined in Bulgaria, Kosovo, Greece, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, the United States, Canada, India, Australia and many other parts of Europe and it is used almost exclusively as a fuel for steam-electric power generation. 25.7% of Germany's electricity comes from lignite power plants, while in Greece lignite provides about 50% of its power needs.

Definition of brown coal in the English dictionary

The definition of brown coal in the dictionary is a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROWN COAL

brown ale
brown algae
brown bag
brown bagged
brown bagging
brown bear
brown belt
brown bread
brown bullhead
brown cow
brown creeper
brown dwarf
brown earth
brown fat
brown flour
brown goods
brown hickory
brown house moth
brown hyena
brown lung disease

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROWN COAL

activated charcoal
bituminous coal
cannel coal
charcoal
coal
gas coal
hard coal
recoal
soft coal
steam coal
white coal
wood coal

Synonyms and antonyms of brown coal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brown coal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROWN COAL

Find out the translation of brown coal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brown coal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brown coal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

褐煤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lignito
570 millions of speakers

English

brown coal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोयला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفحم البني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бурый уголь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lenhite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদামী কয়লা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lignite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arang coklat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Braunkohle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

褐炭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Batu bara coklat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

than nâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழுப்பு நிலக்கரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तपकिरी कोळसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kahverengi kömür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lignite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

węgiel brunatny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буре вугілля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cărbune brun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιγνίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bruinkool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brunkol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brunkull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brown coal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWN COAL»

The term «brown coal» is regularly used and occupies the 76.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWN COAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brown coal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brown coal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brown coal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROWN COAL»

Discover the use of brown coal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brown coal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in the Science of Victorian Brown Coal
Advances in the Science of Victorian Brown Coal provides critical reviews of the information and research published over this time, giving the reader an authoritative overview of the science surrounding this important topic. · Critical ...
Chun
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The Pros and Cons of Coal, Gas, and Oil
The peat had been changed into brown coal (lignite). Over many more years, the brown coal slowly converted into a type of black coal called bituminous coal. More pressure and heat from the Earth turned bituminous coal into anthracite.
Sally Morgan, 2007
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The Utilisation of Brown Coal
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
P. G. W. Bayly, 2012
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Reports Received from Her Majesty's Secretaries of Embassy ...
In several districts of the Province of Upper Pfalz there is also a considerable number of brown coal mines on a greater or smaller scale. The most important are those in the neighbourhood of Sauforst, where an extraordinarily large vein of  ...
Great Britain, 1867
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House Documents
I 7., 5 1 ,. ., Nanaimo brown coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i ' "' ' Oxygen. Nitrogen. Sulphur. 2. 0 1.0 0. 5 2. 5 I. 0 I. 0 3. 0 1. 2 1. 3 8. 49 1. '26 0. 71 12. 50 1. '35 0. 75 19. 5 1.3 '2. 2 14. 0 i 1. 3 1. 9 I The following table exhibits the chemical  ...
USA House of Representatives, 1872
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Congressional Series of United States Public Documents
Carbon. tisylvania. ? jn Charlotte Island 5 Anthracite of Pe; Anthracite of Qxt Welsh anthracite Semi-bituminona coal of Maryland Australian brown coal, (first sample) . . . Australian brown coal, (second sample) Jiocky Mountain brown coal  ...
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Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores, ...
Finely fibrous brown coal. 3. Not fibrous. 4. Pitch black ; powder brown ; lustre of fresh surface often vitreous ; structure here and there wood-like ; breaks in rhombic pieces. 5. Black brown to light brown ; powder brown ; woody structure distinct ...
John Percy, 1861
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STATISTICS OF COAL
Mackenzie river, brown coal, 548. Peel and Bat river, brown coal, 550. Shores of the Arctic Sea, brown coal, 546. Vast extent of this range through the North American Continent, Melville Island, anthracite and secondary coal, and lignite, 547.
R. C. TAYLOR, 1855
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The Manufacture of Iron: In All Its Various Branches
or more recent geological deposit, is called brown coal, distinguished by its color, which is mostly brown, and its texture, which is that of wood slightly charred. It occupies the same geological position as fossiliferous limestone, above chalk.
Frederick Overman, 2011
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Diagenesis in sediments and sedimentary rocks
Bright brown coal. The gelification is completed during the stage of bright brown coal ("Glanzbraunkohle"). Bright brown coals cannot be distinguished petrographically from bituminous coals and, therefore, in North America (ASTM ...
‎1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROWN COAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brown coal is used in the context of the following news items.
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German utilities: brown is not the new black
Come again... having rejected nuclear energy on environmental safety grounds, Germany is turning to brown coal to meet its energy needs. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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Dawn Fraser criticises Nick Kyrgios but his behaviour may be part of …
... while in the second full year of the carbon tax, our emissions fell by 1.4 per cent ("Brown coal leads rise in emissions after axe falls", July 7). «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Germany to shut down several coal plants to lower CO2 emissions
... for a larger portion of net electricity production than brown coal. Germany is often called “the world's first major renewable energy economy”. «ZME Science, Jul 15»
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Hazelwood owners GDF Suez refusing to pay $18 million mine fire bill
The owners of Hazelwood are refusing to pay an $18 million bill for the firefighting effort to stop a massive fire at their brown coal mine last year ... «The Age, Jul 15»
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The abolition of carbon price has seen an increase in brown coal
This can be attributed to the 4 brown coal generators in Victoria. They are currently running at higher capacity simply because they can ... «Statesman Tribune, Jul 15»
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Springvale mine extension: Newnes Plateau swamps face uncertain …
It's made the Victorian brown coal generators more cost competitive than Lithgow. Lithgow mayor Maree Statham said the importance the town ... «The Age, Jul 15»
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Climate needs bipartisan solution
In this April 3, 2014, file photo, giant machines dig for brown coal at the open-cast mining Garzweiler near the city of Grevenbroich, western ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
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The climate one year on: exit carbon tax, enter brown coal
It can mainly be attributed to Victoria's four large brown coal generators running at greater capacity more often as the electricity they generate ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Germany to close brown coal power plants
The German coalition government has said they will mothball 2700 megawatts of pollution intensive brown coal power plants by 2020. «The Australian, Jul 15»
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German brown coal firms to get compensation to join reserve …
BERLIN, July 2 Operators of brown coal power plants in Germany who will participate in a new reserve to provide electricity in the case of ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

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