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Meaning of "fusain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUSAIN

From French: spindle tree or charcoal made from it, from Vulgar Latin fūsāgō (unattested) a spindle (generally made from the spindle tree), from Latin fūsus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUSAIN

fusain  [fjuːˈzeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUSAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fusain 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 FUSAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fusain

Fusain is a fossilised carbon deposit, which - after some controversy - has been identified as fossilised charcoal. It is fibrous, black and opaque, and often preserves details of cell wall architecture. Wood-derived fusain usually takes the form of cubic blocks, whereas fusain from other plant material may take the form of thin films which are only visible under a microscope where the surrounding rock is dissolved by acid maceration. The material is silky and crumbles on the touch. The loss of volatile elements during combustion means that fusain fossils are usually smaller than the original organism, but this same factor makes them unlikely to be eaten by any animals, enhancing their preservation potential. Fusain shows characteristics diagnostic of pyrolysis in modern material: the cell walls of xylem are homogenized, and subsequently crack along their middles.

Definition of fusain in the English dictionary

The first definition of fusain in the dictionary is a fine charcoal pencil or stick made from the spindle tree. Other definition of fusain is a drawing done with such a pencil. Fusain is also a dull black brittle form of carbon resembling charcoal, found in certain coals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUSAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
campaign
kæmˈpeɪn
chain
tʃeɪn
contain
kənˈteɪn
dizain
dɪˈzeɪn
domain
dəˈmeɪn
explain
ɪkˈspleɪn
gain
ɡeɪn
jane
dʒeɪn
lain
leɪn
lane
leɪn
main
meɪn
Maine
meɪn
maintain
meɪnˈteɪn
obtain
əbˈteɪn
pain
peɪn
plain
pleɪn
plane
pleɪn
quatorzain
ˈkætəˌzeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUSAIN

furze
furzy
fusarium
fusarole
fusc
fuscous
fuse
fuse box
fuse wire
fused
fusee
fusel
fusel oil
fuselage
fuseless
Fuseli
fuselike
Fushih
fushion
fushionless

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUSAIN

again
ain
bargain
Britain
captain
certain
drain
ever and again
grain
Husain
Hussain
in the main
in the public domain
mountain
over again
remain
sain
Spain
terrain
train

Synonyms and antonyms of fusain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fusain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUSAIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

丝炭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fusain
570 millions of speakers

English

fusain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fusain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قلم من الفحم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Fusain
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fusain
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fusain
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fusain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fusain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fusain
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fusain
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fusain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fusain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fusain
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्यूसेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fusain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fusain
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fusain
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Fusain
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fusain
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Fusain
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fusain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fusain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fusain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fusain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUSAIN»

The term «fusain» is regularly used and occupies the 99.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUSAIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUSAIN»

Discover the use of fusain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fusain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mining Science and Technology 1996
The macerals ofShenfu coal (%) The contents of volatile matter, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen are higher in vitrain, but those of ash and carbon are higher in fusain. The caking behaviour of vitrain and clarain could be improved after the coal has ...
T.S. Golosinski, Guo Yuguang, 1996
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Devonian Rugose Corals from Northern Maine
Fusain is soft and friable except where mineralized and typically has a minute fibrous and porous structure (pi. 13, fig. 1). It is not cleated. Bands and chips of fusain distributed parallel to the bedding commonly form planes of weakness in coal ...
William Albert Oliver, 1960
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Uranium in Coal in the Western United States
Coal, sparsely thick-banded, thin fusain lenses. Coal, abundantly thick-banded, fusain lenses; pyritlc. Coal, moderately thick-banded, fusain lenses; pyrltic. Coal, sparsely thick- and thin-banded; 1^-in wood band at 48.07 ft. Clay, light-gray. Do.
Norman MacLaren Denson, 1959
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Field Description of Coal
Thickness, mm Rock Type Luster tfitram Thickness, Amount Organic Accessories Inorganic Accessories Sp.Gr. Wgt. llOO'O" - Tc p of Coal - 3288.5 x Vlt. of washed 1701 87 Coal Int-Br Thin to Med -Moderate Fusain Lenses 1.40 partings • Thin ...
R. R. Dutcher, 1978
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Mining Science and Technology: Proceedings of the 5th ...
fusain. by. WXRD. Fangui Zeng1'2, ChengshengTian1 & Kechang Xie1 ' Key Laboratory of Coal Science & Technology, Ministry of Education & Shanxi Province, Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Taiwan University of Technology, ...
Yuehan Wang, Shirong Ge, Guangli Guo, 2004
6
Lignites of North America
Fusain is the most friable, and although it constitutes only 5-10% of Beulah-Zap ( North Dakota) bed lignites, the high friability of fusain makes it responsible for a disproportionate amount of fines. Fusain is typically rich in inertinite macerals.
H.H. Schobert, 1995
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Natural Radioactive Disequilibrium of the Uranium Series
DISTRIBUTION OF BERYLLIUM IN COAL SOME PETROGRAPHIC CONSTITUENTS During the examination of blocks of coal, selections of samples of vitrain, fusain, and other petrographic constituents of coal were made, and some of these ...
John Nichols Rosholt, 1959
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Geological Survey Bulletin
DISTRIBUTION OF BERYLLIUM IN COAL SOME PETROORAPHIC CONSTITUENTS During the examination of blocks of coal, selections of samples of vitrain, fusain, and other petrographic constituents of coal were made, and some of these ...
‎1949
9
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
The proportions (given as weight percent) of anthraxylon, bright attrital coal, dull attrital coal, and fusain, ... coal (coal mixed with clay minerals of silt size) and mineralized fusain (woody tissue with pyrite, calcite, or kaolinite in pore cavities).
‎1955
10
Geological Survey Professional Paper
It has many properties similar to fusain (mineral charcoal) but is more finely dispersed. The physical condition of the material is important in determining its origin. If micrinite and fusain represent similar modes of primary alteration of a part of ...
‎1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUSAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fusain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saturday in Edinburgh – What's On Today
French Family Saturdays: Je dessine au fusain. Introduce your children to a popular piece of French culture at these all-in-French Saturday ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, May 15»
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What's On in Edinburgh this week
French Family Saturdays: Je dessine au fusain. Introduce your children to a popular piece of French culture at these all-in-French Saturday ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, May 15»
3
Figure artistique, la Suissesse Eva Aeppli est décédée
L'artiste, née en 1925 à Zofingue (AG), avait commencé sa carrière dans les années 1950 par des dessins au fusain. Ses thèmes favoris ... «24heures.ch, May 15»
4
Gandhi, la non-violence et l'art
Au fusain et au pastel, l'image ne cesse de se métamorphoser et suscite des contrastes troublants. Au MICR, l'exposition occupe les nouvelles salles ... «Le Temps, Apr 15»
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Quelle méthode pour apprendre à dessiner ?
Il nous faudra apprendre les techniques comme l'encre, le fusain, voire le stylo à bille, mais aussi la couleur... Et là encore, nous aurons besoin ... «Thot, Mar 15»
6
De l'art avec un grand A
... et les nombreuses influences qui ont ponctué son parcours artistique. Ses médiums de prédilection ? Le crayon noir, le pastel et le fusain. «Cameroonvoice, Mar 15»
7
La sereine séduction des couleurs d'Helen Khal
Une bonne majorité d'huiles sur toiles, mazonite ou encore papier ainsi que quelques dessins au fusain ou à la gouache sur papier. «L'Orient-Le Jour, Feb 15»
8
"The Art of Dance", le Béjart Ballet Lausanne vu par Jaquet Droz
Des coups de fusain, appliqués d'un geste net et précis par cette proche de Maurice Béjart, pour saisir sur le vif l'éclat évanescent d'un corps ... «VOGUE.fr, Jan 15»
9
Kylie Jenner stuns with smoky glittery eyeshadow - get the look!
To add some drama, take a black eyeshadow (like Bourjois Little Round Pot Intense Eyeshadow in Noir Fusain, £6.99) on an angled eye brush ... «Reveal, Jan 15»
10
Giuseppe Penone, expert en la matière
Le parcours, en cinq salles enveloppées d'une seule et unique fresque épidermique de 50 mètres de long, réalisée au fusain par l'artiste sur ... «Libération, Jan 15»

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