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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE CLAY

fire clay play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE CLAY

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Fire clay is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FIRE CLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fire clay

Fire clay is a term applied to a range of refractory clays used in the manufacture of ceramics, especially fire brick. The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines fire clay very generally as a "mineral aggregate composed of hydrous silicates of aluminium with or without free silica."...

Definition of fire clay in the English dictionary

The definition of fire clay in the dictionary is a heat-resistant clay used in the making of firebricks, furnace linings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE CLAY

fire alarm
fire ant
fire appliance
fire away
fire blanket
fire blight
fire boss
fire brigade
fire chief
fire commissioner
fire company
fire control
fire crew
fire curtain
fire damage
fire department
fire door
fire drill
fire engine
fire escape

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE CLAY

ballclay
Barclay
boulder clay
brickclay
calcareous clay
china clay
clay
feet of clay
modelling clay
pipeclay
porcelain clay
potter´s clay
underclay

Synonyms and antonyms of fire clay in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fire clay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE CLAY

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

Translator English - Chinese

耐火粘土
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arcilla refractaria
570 millions of speakers

English

fire clay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग मिट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطين النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шамот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

argila de fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগুন মাটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

argile réfractaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah liat api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schamotte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耐火粘土
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화재 점토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geni lempung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sét chịu lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ களிமண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग चिकणमाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ateş kili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fire clay
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szamot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шамот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foc lut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πηλό φωτιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuur klei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eldfast lera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brann leire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire clay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE CLAY»

The term «fire clay» is regularly used and occupies the 62.889 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE CLAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire clay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE CLAY»

Discover the use of fire clay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fire clay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Common Rocks and Minerals of Missouri
It differs from shale at sight in that it (fire clay) is not laminated like shale, but occurs instead in a massive structure which is ... Fire clay fractures naturally into blocky or irregular fragments ranging in size from boulders to rough flakes, whereas ...
W. D. Keller, 1961
2
Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses
Some mineralogists, however, believe that these clays were transported and some sort of a sedimentary winnowing process caused the rather pure accumulations of kaolinite in fire clay. Some clays of Cretaceous and Tertiary age were ...
Jessica Elzea Kogel, 2006
3
Camp Stoves and Fireplaces
The coefficient of expansion of fire-clay brick is about one-third or one-fourth of the coefficient of expansion of iron. In decimal figures, this coefficient is 0.000005 for each degree centigrade. Fire-clay brick is usually laid on its natural bed, but ...
A. D. Taylor, 2002
4
The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook
A basic batch for stoneware can be composed: Fire clays 60% Ball clay 20% Feldspar 1 0% Silica 10% For a white stoneware, use 20 percent china clay at the expense of some fire clay and use only light-burning fire clays such as the ...
Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson, 2003
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The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes
Clay bodies high in fire clay, on the other hand, are less-plastic to non-plastic. They absorb less water and shrink less but are more fragile in the bone-dry state. Most stoneware and wood-fire clay bodies are in this category. These clay bodies  ...
John Britt, 2007
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The Edinburgh encyclopædia conducted by David Brewster, with ...
Coal-citbical 7 Fire-clay, with bands of sandstone 8. Hard white sandstone 9. Grey sandstone 10. Slate-clay ...» 11. Coal-cubical 12 Fire-clay .... 13. Hard white sandstone . • 14 Grey slatey sandstone 15 Coal-cubical 16 Fire-clay .... 17.
David Brewster, 1832
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
Coal-cubical 7 Fire-clay, with bands of sandstone 8. Hard white sandstone 9. Grey sandstone 10 Slate-clay .... 11. Coal-cubical 12 Fire-clay . 13. Hard white sandstone 14 Grey slatey sandstone 15 Coal-cubical 16. Fire-clay .... 17. Hard n hite ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832
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The Silurian System: founded on geological researches in the ...
2 0 Coal 0 2 Dark brown fire clay, good 2 1 Coal 0 2 Rock 0 2 Ball ironstone very good 0 1 Dark bat 1 1 PooRRoBiN.good... 0 2 Coal, inferior 1 1 Rock mixed with fire clay 3 0 Underlying measures sunk through 10 0 Total 20C 0 b. Bradley. yds  ...
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1839
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Industrial Chemistry
FIRE CLAY BRICKS Fire clays are the most widely used refractory materials since they are suitable for a variety of applications. Fire clays are hydrated aluminium silicates having the general composition , AhOj^SiOi. 2H20 with impurities of ...
B.K Sharma
10
1963 Census of Mineral Industries: Summary and industry ...
... bentonite produced in the mineral industries West region: Crude bentonite prepared in the mineral industries1 Crude bentonite net shipments2 Prepared bentonite produced in the mineral industries FIRE CLAY United States: Crude fire clay ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE CLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fire clay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
PPA welcomes withdrawal of 5pc sales tax on poultry feed
... limestone and onyx marble, China clay, dolomite, fire clay, gypsum, silica sand and granite as well as precious and semiprecious stones. «The Nation, Jun 15»
2
The 9th Dumbest Fan Base in America: Clay Travis and Outkick Fans
That's why one day Outkick is going to fire Clay Travis. Because too many people are going to read his site. I'm tired of all the elitsm here too. «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
3
Picasso, Van Gogh strut art on Hoxsie runway
This year, however, the students were fortunate enough to have crafted the pendants from low-fire clay in a kiln that the school had acquired a ... «Warwick Beacon, Jun 15»
4
Red tape on broken glass
... 1 to 1½ metres. A number of artifacts, such as various types of fire clay blocks, wedges, cylindrical pipes and tank feeder pipes, were ruined. «News24, Jun 15»
5
DuBois Historical Holds Successful Spring Walk
Prosperity would come from a variety of enterprises, including lumbering, mining for fire clay and coal, farming and the five hotels in the town. «Gant Daily, Jun 15»
6
Lucas Administration Building to Undergo Repairs Beginning in …
“It is a high-fire clay product that is lighter than stone, but quite durable,” Newton said. “However, due to its limited structural properties, it is ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jun 15»
7
Chinese firm to replace Mines, Minerals Dept
The corporation owns and operates 27 leases in different parts of the province that produce coal, salt, gypsum, bauxite, silica sand, fire clay, ... «The Nation, Jun 15»
8
Eight to be inducted into business HOF
He was president of Clymer Brick and Fire Clay Company, Clymer Electric Company, Buck Creek Railroad and vice president of Clearfield ... «Indiana Gazette, May 15»
9
How the Big Green Egg became a phenomenon
One of the earliest fire clay cookers that Ed Fisher imported from Asia in the 1970s. Photograph by Josh Meister. The Big Green Egg derives ... «Atlanta Magazine, May 15»
10
The Nature of Things: Daisy Youngblood's Clay, Sticks and Stones
Daisy Youngblood, “Leaping I” (2010), low-fire clay, 29 x 14 x 9 1/2 inches. Private Collection (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic). «Hyperallergic, Apr 15»

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