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Meaning of "lignite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGNITE

lignite  [ˈlɪɡnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGNITE

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lignite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LIGNITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lignite

Lignite

Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft brown combustible sedimentary rock that is formed from naturally compressed peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content. It is mined in Bulgaria, Kosovo, Greece, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, the United States, Canada, India, Australia and many other parts of Europe and it is used almost exclusively as a fuel for steam-electric power generation. 25.7% of Germany's electricity comes from lignite power plants, while in Greece lignite provides about 50% of its power needs.

Definition of lignite in the English dictionary

The definition of lignite in the dictionary is a brown carbonaceous sedimentary rock with woody texture that consists of accumulated layers of partially decomposed vegetation: used as a fuel. Fixed carbon content: 46–60 per cent; calorific value: 1.28 × 107 to 1.93 × 107 J/kg Also called: brown coal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGNITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
all-night
ˌɔːlˈnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
finite
ˈfaɪnaɪt
fortnight
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt
ignite
ɪɡˈnaɪt
knight
naɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
late-night
ˈleɪtnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
midnight
ˈmɪdˌnaɪt
night
naɪt
nite
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
reunite
ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
tonight
təˈnaɪt
tonite
ˈtəʊnaɪt
unite
juːˈnaɪt
weeknight
ˈwiːkˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGNITE

ligne
ligneous
lignicole
lignicolous
lignification
lignified
lignifies
ligniform
lignify
lignin
ligniperdous
lignitic
lignivorous
lignocaine
lignocellulose
lignocellulosic
lignose
lignosulfonate
lignum
lignum vitae

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGNITE

austenite
bentonite
definite
gelignite
granite
gunite
hessonite
indefinite
infinite
kaolinite
limonite
Masonite
munite
reignite
self-ignite
suburbanite
taconite
titanite
Venite
wollastonite

Synonyms and antonyms of lignite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lignite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGNITE

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

Translator English - Chinese

褐煤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lignito
570 millions of speakers

English

lignite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिग्नाइट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الليغنايت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лигнита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lenhite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিগনাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lignite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lignite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Braunkohle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

褐炭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lignite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất than bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிக்னைட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिग्नाईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

linyit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lignite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

węgiel brunatny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лігніту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lignit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιγνίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bruinkool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lignit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lignitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lignite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGNITE»

The term «lignite» is regularly used and occupies the 75.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGNITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGNITE»

Discover the use of lignite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lignite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids
Minor sources include lignite deposits in South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, and Texas. The numerous reports of state and federal geological surveys on lignite deposits are examples of available information. As a preliminary to mining,  ...
Henry C. H. Darley, George Robert Gray, 1988
2
Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 1998
Lignite Center of Ptolemais-Amydeon, Public Power Corporation, Ptolemais, Greece ABSTRACT The drilling and blasting procedure for removing various types of hard formations at the South Field Lignite Mine, at the Lignite Center of ...
Raj K. Singhal, 1998
3
Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete and ...
If not derived through contamination from another source, coal and lignite are often associated with shale, something not normally used in concrete; however, coal and lignite may also be found associated with other rock types.
Joseph F. Lamond, J. H. Pielert, 2006
4
Computer Applications in the Mineral Industries
Research. on. making. formed. coke. with. old. lignite. in. general. temperature. Jingxuan. Xie. China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China ABSTRACT: Many tests of formed coke making have been ...
Xie, 2001
5
Recent Advances in Coal Geochemistry
Francis T. C. Ting Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 ABSTRACT Sodium is present primarily as exchangeable cations in lignite, and its concentration is inversely proportional to ...
L. Lynn Chyi, C.-L. Chou, 1990
6
Proposed Camp Swift lignite leasing, Bastrop County, Texas
United States. Bureau of Land Management. New Mexico State Office. Camp Swift Coal Lease Application Environmental Impact Statement Draft (X) Final ( ) The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 1. Type of ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. New Mexico State Office, 1980
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Texas Monthly
Lignite is to coal as Peking man is to you and me, but the people who are after it are not evolutionary elitists. Though it has, on average, probably only half the Btu's (British thermal units — a measure of heat energy potential) per pound that  ...
8
Coal Geology
Tertiary lignite basins are present in central and southwestern Poland, many of which are fault bounded. Production is centred on four areas, namely, Adamov, Belchatow. Konin and Turow. Lignite thickness ranges from 5 m to over 70 m.
Larry Thomas, 2002
9
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on ...
EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING INVESTIGATION OF LIGNITE DRYING IN A FLUIDIZED BED DRYER K. Zhang, C. F. You Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Thermal  ...
Guangxi Yue, Hai Zhang, Changsui Zhao, 2010
10
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
64% to 4 1 % in eastern Southland lignite fields, being lowest in the northwest The rates of decrease of moisture with depth in drillholes vary, being greatest in the higher moisture areas. The rates are generalised from 19 drillhole sequences  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGNITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lignite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lignite Mining Market - Market Research Report, 2014 - 2020 …
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/20/2015 -- The global market for lignite mining is influenced by the increased need for energy and the rising prices of various ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
2
Al Frederick - The Bismarck Tribune
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; five children, Jackie Knight and Kevin, both of Richardton, Cindy Anderson, Mohall, Kristie Kostad, Lignite, ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Anti-coal pair to press on with hunger strike - Phuket News
Direk Hemnakhon, a coordinator for the Network of People Developing Thepha, said the plight of people living near Mae Moh lignite power ... «The Phuket News, Jul 15»
4
CEE POWER-Day ahead prices mainly rise on power plant outages …
"The weather is still warm so there is good demand and there are about 700 megawatts of lignite outages in the Czech Republic," one traders ... «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
5
Company Shares of Natural Resource Partners LP Drops by -11.65%
... coal-producing regions: Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Western United States, as well as lignite reserves in the Gulf Coast region. «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
6
UPSC Civil Services GK update - Physical Geography: The Rocks …
For example: peat, lignite and coal. d) Being great sources of fuel, carbonaceous rocks have a high economic value. 3) Chemically formed ... «PaGaLGuY, Jul 15»
7
BILL CRAWFORD: Blanton, court make higher rates likely for MPC …
A look at the Kemper County Coal Plant from the top. The plant will be tasked with mining lignite coal a few hundred yards away from the plant. «Mississippi Business Journal, Jul 15»
8
Obadiah Homemaker Volunteers Club - Meridian Star: Community
Through TRIG technology, lignite is turned into a clean gas while reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide. «Meridian Star, Jul 15»
9
NLC Employees to Launch Indefinite Strike from Tomorrow - The …
NEYVELI: Around 15,000 employees of public sector Nevyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) would go on an indefinite strike from tomorrow night ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
Activist, academic Atmış: Black Sea highway project will further harm …
In Akçaşehir-Karaman, farmers fought against a power plant for a lignite mining field. A ÇED report was cancelled as a result of locals' struggle ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»

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