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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CULLET

Perhaps variant of collet (literally: little neck, referring to the glass neck of newly blown bottles, etc).
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PRONUNCIATION OF CULLET

cullet  [ˈkʌlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CULLET

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conjunction
determiner
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Cullet 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 CULLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cullet

Glass recycling

Glass recycling is the process of turning waste glass into usable products. Glass waste should be separated by chemical composition, and then, depending on the end use and local processing capabilities, might also have to be separated into different colors. Many recyclers collect different colors of glass separately since glass retains its color after recycling. The most common types used for consumer containers are colorless glass, green glass, and brown/amber glass. Glass makes up a large component of household and industrial waste due to its weight and density. The glass component in municipal waste is usually made up of bottles, broken glassware, light bulbs and other items. Adding to this waste is the fact that many manual methods of creating glass objects have a defect rate of around forty percent. Glass recycling uses less energy than manufacturing glass from sand, lime and soda. Cullet from U.S. beer bottles. Every metric ton of waste glass recycled into new items saves 315 kilograms of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere during the creation of new glass. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted is called cullet.

Definition of cullet in the English dictionary

The definition of cullet in the dictionary is waste glass for melting down to be reused.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CULLET


billet
ˈbɪlɪt
booklet
ˈbʊklɪt
bracelet
ˈbreɪslɪt
bullet
ˈbʊlɪt
chocolate
ˈtʃɒkəlɪt
clit
klɪt
gullet
ˈɡʌlɪt
lit
lɪt
mullet
ˈmʌlɪt
palette
ˈpælɪt
scarlet
ˈskɑːlɪt
servlet
ˈsɜːvlɪt
slit
slɪt
split
splɪt
surmullet
sɜːˈmʌlɪt
tablet
ˈtæblɪt
template
ˈtɛmplɪt
toilet
ˈtɔɪlɪt
violet
ˈvaɪəlɪt
wallet
ˈwɒlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CULLET

culicid
culiciform
culicine
culinarian
culinarily
culinary
cull
cullay
Cullen
cullender
culler
cullies
culling
cullion
cullionly
cullis
Culloden
cully
cullyism
culm

WORDS THAT END LIKE CULLET

ballet
bite the bullet
callet
dumdum bullet
fillet
grey mullet
magic bullet
mallet
millet
pallet
pellet
percussion bullet
plastic bullet
pullet
red mullet
rubber bullet
silver bullet
skillet
tracer bullet
yellow-eye mullet

Synonyms and antonyms of cullet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cullet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CULLET

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

Translator English - Chinese

碎玻璃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcín
570 millions of speakers

English

cullet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cullet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آسارة الزجاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стеклобой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pó de vidro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cullet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calcin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cullet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scherben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カレット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부스러기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cullet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cullet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடைசல் கண்ணாடிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्यूलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cam kırıntıları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rottame di vetro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stłuczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

склобій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cioburi de sticlă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υαλόθραυσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breekglas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glasavfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Glasskår
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cullet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CULLET»

The term «cullet» is regularly used and occupies the 83.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CULLET» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CULLET»

Discover the use of cullet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cullet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Recycling and Reuse of Glass Cullet: Proceedings of the ...
This book presents the proceedings of an International Symposium organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee, which brings together some of the world's leading experts in the field of glass cullet recycling.
Ravindra K. Dhir, Mukesh C. Limbachiya, Thomas D. Dyer, 2001
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Differential Treatment in International Environmental Law
This text is a comprehensive study of differential treatment for developing countries in international environmental law.
Philippe Cullet, 2003
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Water Law for the Twenty-First Century: National and ...
This volume critically analyses legal issues arising under international law, concerning the consequences of proposed water regulatory changes and their implementation.
Philippe Cullet, Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri, Roopa Madhav, 2009
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Markets for Recovered Glass
The Market for Cullet Is Regional The variation in cullet price by region, discussed in Chapter II, shows that the market for cullet is regional, rather than national. Lack of a high volume of interregional scrap shipments allows cullet prices in ...
‎1994
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Water Law, Poverty, and Development: Water Sector Reforms in ...
This book seeks to conceive of and analyse freshwater regulation in a broader context, and go beyond a literature that either lauds or criticises ongoing water sector reforms to provide an analytical basis for the reforms which all ...
Philippe Cullet, 2009
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47th Conference on Glass Problems: Ceramic Engineering and ...
200-207 (1987) The Effect of Amber Cullet Additions on Amber Glass Transmission STEVEN M. WEISER Brockway, Inc. McCullough Ave. Brockway, PA 15824 Results of experimental melts are given which indicate that amber cullet additions ...
William Smothers, 2009
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71st Glass Problems Conference: Ceramic Engineering and ...
Cullet treatment plants need to improve sorting performance to remove metallic pieces, ceramics, stones, glass ceramics and to stabilize the contents of organic components in the cullet. Pollution of cullet leads to glass defects, color ...
Charles H. Drummond, III, 2011
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55th Conference on Glass Problems: Ceramic Engineering and ...
This demand has resulted in increased pressures from both the government and the public to use more postconsumer cullet. At the same time, our customers are continually increasing the quality requirements for our finished ware. A solution ...
John B. Wachtman, 2009
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66th Conference on Glass Problems: Ceramic Engineering and ...
melting of batches with large amounts of fine cullet, for two reasons: First, due to the organic materials in the cullet powder and second. the fines (amber (sulfide) and flint glass (sulfate) powder react during melting-in and produce SO; gas, due  ...
Waltraud M. Kriven, 2009
10
69th Conference on Glass Problems: Ceramic Engineering and ...
DIFFERENT CULLET AND BATCI-I/CULLET PREHEATING SYSTEMS APPLIED IN THE GLASS INDUSTRY At present, there are 5 different cullet or batch/cullet preheating systems that have been applied or developed for the glass industry.
Charles H. Drummond, III, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CULLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cullet is used in the context of the following news items.
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ISRI updates its 'Scrap Specifications Circular'
... sellers of recycled materials and products including nonferrous and ferrous scrap, glass cullet, paper stock, plastic, electronics and tire scrap. «Recycling Today, Jul 15»
2
LC: Speech by Acting SEN in moving the Second Reading of the …
At present, waste glass containers are mainly crushed into cullet for use as construction material, such as for the production of eco-pavers and ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Everything you ever wanted to know about recycling
The money recycling plants get from selling their crushed glass (known as cullet) is significantly lower than what they can get for aluminum or ... «WBFO, Jul 15»
4
Eriez introduces new eccentric eddy current separator
Designed for separation of nonferrous metals, the RevX-E Mach III is ideally suited for scrap purifying cullet and plastics, and recovered ... «Recycling Today, Jul 15»
5
Verallia to produce 170m iconic glass bottles for Coca-Cola
... of returnable Coca-Cola bottles throughout Spain, which have been melted down and turned into cullet, which are then used to produce new ... «Packaging News, Jul 15»
6
Eliminating corruption: Introducing modern IT systems
About 200 to 300 tons per day of silica sand and cullet (broken glass) is a typical day's input into an average sized glass furnace. That's 20 to ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Verallia Produces the Iconic Coca-Cola Contour Bottle
The company has recently acquired the old stock of returnable Coca-Cola bottles, which have been melted down and turned into cullet. These ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»
8
The northern revival
... Glass Recycling UK Ltd collects thousands of tonnes of glass bottles and jars every week and processes them into glass cullet, which means ... «BQ Live, Jun 15»
9
Optimum long-term conservation of qualities & virtues
The use of recycled glass or cullet in batch materials has beneficial impacts. Firstly every 1 kg of cullet used replaces 1.2 kg of virgin raw ... «fnbnews.com, Jun 15»
10
High water slows barge traffic at Port
Rail imports in May totaled 7,570.27 tons and consisted primarily of glass cullet, asphalt and steel, which made up 83 percent of all rail imports. «Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cullet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cullet>. Apr 2024 ».
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