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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLTAN

From columbite + tantalite.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COLTAN

coltan  [ˈkɒlˌtæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLTAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coltan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLTAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coltan

Coltan

Coltan is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. The niobium-dominant mineral in coltan is columbite, and the tantalum-dominant mineral is tantalite. Tantalum from coltan is used to manufacture tantalum capacitors, used in electronic products. Coltan mining has been cited as helping to finance serious conflict, for example the Ituri conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Definition of coltan in the English dictionary

The definition of coltan in the dictionary is a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantalite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLTAN


arctan
ˈɑːkˌtæn
Bataan
bəˈtæn
caftan
ˈkæfˌtæn
constantan
ˈkɒnstənˌtæn
cotan
ˈkəʊˌtæn
Hotan
ˈhəʊˈtæn
kaftan
ˈkæftæn
Kazakhstan
ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn
Kazakstan
ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn
mangostan
ˈmæŋɡəʊˌstæn
mercaptan
mɜːˈkæptæn
orang-utan
ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn
Powhatan
ˌpaʊhəˈtæn
ratan
ræˈtæn
rattan
ræˈtæn
self-tan
ˌselfˈtæn
suntan
ˈsʌnˌtæn
syntan
ˈsɪnˌtæn
tan
tæn
Viangchan
wiːɛŋtæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLTAN

colpitis
colportage
colporteur
colposcope
colposcopical
colposcopically
colposcopy
colpotomies
colpotomy
colt
colter
coltish
coltishly
coltishness
Coltrane
coltsfoot
coltwood
colubriad
colubrid
colubriform

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLTAN

Afghanistan
Bhutan
cosmopolitan
Kalimantan
Kyrgyzstan
Manhattan
metropolitan
Multan
Pakistan
pultan
Satan
Spartan
sultan
Tahltan
Tajikistan
Tibetan
titan
Tristan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Synonyms and antonyms of coltan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coltan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLTAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

钶钽铁矿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coltán
570 millions of speakers

English

coltan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coltan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكولتان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колтан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coltan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

coltan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coltan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coltan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Coltan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コルタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콜탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coltan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coltan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோல்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Coltan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koltan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coltan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koltan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колтан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coltan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολτάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coltan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coltan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coltan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coltan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLTAN»

The term «coltan» is normally little used and occupies the 116.729 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLTAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coltan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coltan» 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 coltan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLTAN»

Discover the use of coltan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coltan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coltan
Nest examines the challenges coltan initiatives face in an activist 'marketplace' crowded with competing justice issues, and identifies lessons from coltan initiatives for the geopolitics of global resources more generally.
Michael Nest, 2013
2
Coltan
The plot addresses current global issues like the war for the control of coltan supplies, a mineral so valuable that it has become essential to new technology in the developed world.
Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, 2009
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High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human ...
suppliers to certify that their coltan ore does not originate from Congo or bordering countries.”79 This policy was also endorsed by the Electronic Components, Assemblies, and Materials Association. But the trail of Congolese coltan is ...
Elizabeth Grossman, 2010
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Coltan
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Coltan is the industrial name for columbite-tantalite, a dull black metallic mineral from which the elements niobium (formerly "columbium") and tantalum are extracted.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Conflict ...
Abstract not available.
Priya Bala, 2005
6
Animal Capital: Rendering Life in Biopolitical Times
with the aim of pressuring multinationals into certifying (legalizing) coltan production so that benefits would return to the people of the Congo as opposed to being expropriated by the “elite networks” named in the UN report.110 At the same ...
Nicole Shukin, 2009
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Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The production of coltan picked up in the second half of the 1960s, to 170,000 kg in 1968. In the 1970s, its production averaged 67,000 kg a year. From 1980 to 1984, production of coltan averaged 66,000 kg a year, but suddenly increased to  ...
Emizet Francois Kisangani, Scott F. Bobb, 2009
8
Coltan
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Dismas Reinald Apostolis, 2011
9
Battlecruiser Vi: The Medusa Incident
Battlecruiser Pegasus Deck Thirty-Four 10:45 Star-hours Coltan cursed under his breath as he placed his hand into some grime and grease. He never thought to find that on a high tech starship like the Pegasus. But, then again, no one has ...
David Schleifer, 2010
10
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Columbite-tantalite—coltan for short—exists in huge quantities in the eastern areas of Congo. When refined, coltan becomes metallic tantalum, a vital element in creating capacitors that are used in cell phones,laptops,pagers,and other ...
Joseph R. Oppong, Tania Woodruff, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLTAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coltan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coltan Miner Dies in Rutsiro
According to the Police, he was killed by a rockfall as he illegally mined for coltan. This latest fatality comes on the heels of other recent fatal ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Molitor-Basarich
13, 2014, at Beacon Pointe Resort in Duluth, surrounded by immediate family. Coltan Hanson, friend of the couple, officiated the ceremony. «Hibbing Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
3
BRICS Will Herald A New Global Order – OpEd
Microsoft would not exist if it were not for Congolese coltan .The Congolese are officially the poorest nation in the world while Bill Gates, the ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
4
Felony and DUI arrests: Saturday, July 4, 2015
Coltan L. Amour Williams, 23, 4700 block of Breezy Lane, Pace. 10 CONNECT 2 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Read or Share ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
5
Little between activists and the establishment
... where young white #blacklivesmatter activists furiously project their message through technological instruments designed with coltan from ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
6
It's Harder Than It Should Be to Have a Socially Conscious Cell Phone
One of those things is coltan, a shortened name for coloumbo-tantalite. Coltan is a black, metal-ish-looking ore that would fit right in as a plot ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
7
Sula Iron and Gold releases interim results
During the period under review, the Company undertook an exploration programme that yielded high concentration levels of coltan along streams originating ... «African Mining, Jul 15»
8
The most ambitious political theatre ​ever staged? 14 hours at the …
“Why this war has continued to rage is no longer to do with ethnic antagonism, but commodities, like coltan, niobium, or cassiterite, which are ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Sula expects gold trench results within three weeks
"Discussions with potential off-takers for our coltan are ongoing, as are early stage discussions with potential strategic partners on our gold and ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jun 15»
10
Local Exporters Eye Indian Market
Rwanda's export earnings are mainly from traditional exports of coffee, tea, cassiterite, coltan and wolfram, which are not sufficient enough to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»

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