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Meaning of "ferreous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FERREOUS

From Latin ferreus made of iron, from ferrum iron.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FERREOUS

ferreous  [ˈfɛrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERREOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ferreous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FERREOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ferreous in the English dictionary

The definition of ferreous in the dictionary is containing or resembling iron.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERREOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
aureus
ˈɔːrɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
deleterious
ˌdɛlɪˈtɪərɪəs
furious
ˈfjʊərɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
illustrious
ɪˈlʌstrɪəs
luxurious
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
mysterious
mɪˈstɪərɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
pancreas
ˈpæŋkrɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
Sirius
ˈsɪrɪəs
spurious
ˈspjʊərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERREOUS

ferrate
ferredoxin
ferret
ferret badger
ferreter
ferreting
ferrety
ferriage
ferric
ferric oxide
ferricyanic
ferricyanic acid
ferricyanide
ferricyanogen
ferried
Ferrier
ferries
ferriferous
ferrimagnet
ferrimagnetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERREOUS

arboreous
calcareous
cereous
cinereous
citreous
cupreous
glaireous
glareous
gorgeous
nacreous
nectareous
ochreous
semivitreous
subereous
subvitreous
sulfureous
sulphureous
tartareous
venereous
vitreous

Synonyms and antonyms of ferreous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ferreous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FERREOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

含铁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

férrea
570 millions of speakers

English

ferreous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोहे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حديدي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ferreous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferreous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লৌহ-সংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ferreux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ferreous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ferreous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ferreous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ferreous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ferreous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेरसस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferreous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ferreous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ferreous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ferreous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ferreous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yster houdend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ferreous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ferreous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ferreous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FERREOUS»

The term «ferreous» is used very little and occupies the 185.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FERREOUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERREOUS»

Discover the use of ferreous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ferreous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annals of Electricity, Magnetism, and Chemistry: And ...
The short lines with cross heads on the face of the magnet, and the long lines on its upper and lower sides, show the direction of the ferreous magnetic lines with reference to the extremities of the bar, a representation of the actual distribution ...
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The Annals of Electricity Magnetism and Chemistry and ...
The short lines with cross heads on the face of the magnet, and the long lines on its upper and lower sides, show the direction of the ferreous magnetic lines with reference to the extremities of the bar, a representation of the actual distribution ...
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The Annals of Electricity, Magnetism, and Chemistry, and ...
The short lines with cross heads on the face of the magnet, and the long lines on its upper and lower sides, show the direction of the ferreous magnetic lines with reference to the extremities of the bar, a representation of the actual distribution ...
William Sturgeon, 1837
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Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence
True it is, that in the making of glass, it hath been an ancient practice to cast in pieces of magnet, or, perhaps, manganese, conceiving it carried away all ferreous and earthy parts from the pure and running portion of glass, which the loadstone ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1835
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Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Religio medici. Pseudodoxia ...
True it is, that in the making of glass, it hath been an ancient practice to cast in pieces of magnet, or, perhaps, manganese, conceiving it carried away all ferreous and earthy parts from the pure and running portion of glass, which the loadstone ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1835
6
Religio medici. Pseudodoxia epidemica, books 1-4
True it is, that in the making of glass, it hath been an ancient practice to cast in pieces of magnet, or, perhaps, manganese, conceiving it carried away all ferreous and earthy parts from the pure and running portion of glass, which the loadstone ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1835
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The Jabalpur Law Journal
Therefore, slime is nothing but powdery form of iron ore and it contains small grain of ferreous. The royalty is charged at various rates depending upon the contents of the ferreous therein. Sometimes, its contents may be 65% and sometime ...
8
A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of ...
... lest_sithe halite offend you, take out the Lead: the - - file-dust of Lead may be easily burnss'twith Sulphur 5 as also without it, if thin plates thereof 'be imposed on a luculent fire, and mo_ ved with a'ferreous rudicle, till all be solved into ashes .
Jean de Renou, 1657
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Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received ...
... Needle ascends and adheres unto the Attractor., e . - The third consideration concerneth Medical relations; wherein what ever effects are delivered,- they are either derived from its mineral and ferreous condition, or else magnitical operation.
Sir Thomas Browne, 1658
10
A Dictionary of Chemistry on the Basis of Mr Nicholson's ... ...
The general results of )Lvauquelin's analysis, were hydrocyanic acid, hydrocyanate of ammonia, an oil soluble in potash, crystalline needles, which contained no hydrocyanic acid, but were merely carbonate of ammonia; and finally, a ferreous ...
Andrew Ure, 1821

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERREOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ferreous is used in the context of the following news items.
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HR Giger, The Visionary behind 'Alien,' Has Died
Sometimes they appear organically in the composition of a single organism, as one undifferentiated mass of ferreous flesh. Other times they ... «Metropolis Magazine, May 14»
2
X-rays capture electron 'dance'
A molecular model representing ferreous bipyridine, the iron compound used in this experiment. Click for full display and caption. Credit: The ... «Phys.Org, Jan 13»
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Ляпис Трубецкой - Железный / Lyapis Trubetskoy - Zheleznyi
MinoGable 1 month ago · +Alessandro Depro ferreous, irony. Read more Show less. Reply · 1. ▽ Report spam or abuse. Peter Ilnitsky 1 month ... «YouTube, Jul 12»

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