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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.
David Suzuki

Meaning of "shale" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHALE

Old English scealushell; compare German Schalstein laminated limestone.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHALE

shale  [ʃeɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHALE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shale 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 SHALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. The ratio of clay to other minerals is variable. Shale is characterized by breaks along thin laminae or parallel layering or bedding less than one centimeter in thickness, called fissility. Mudstones, on the other hand, are similar in composition but do not show the fissility.

Definition of shale in the English dictionary

The definition of shale in the dictionary is a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHALE


ale
eɪl
cocktail
ˈkɒkˌteɪl
dale
deɪl
detail
ˈdiːteɪl
e-mail
ˈiːmeɪl
fail
feɪl
female
ˈfiːmeɪl
mail
meɪl
male
meɪl
nail
neɪl
retail
ˈriːteɪl
sale
seɪl
scale
skeɪl
tail
teɪl
tale
teɪl
thumbnail
ˈθʌmˌneɪl
trail
treɪl
travail
ˈtræveɪl
vale
veɪl
wholesale
ˈhəʊlˌseɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHALE

shaky
shale gas
shale oil
shalelike
shaley
shall
shalli
shallon
shalloon
shallop
shallot
shallow
shallow-minded
shallowly
shallowness
shallows
shalm
shalom
shalom aleichem
shalot

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHALE

baleen whale
black whale
blue whale
Burgess Shale
exhale
grey whale
hale
humpback whale
inhale
killer whale
minke whale
narwhale
oil shale
Omphale
pilot whale
right whale
sperm whale
toothed whale
whale
white whale

Synonyms and antonyms of shale in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHALE

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

Translator English - Chinese

页岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pizarra
570 millions of speakers

English

shale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصخر الزيتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сланцы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

argila xistosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

schiste argileux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schiefer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頁岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

셰일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shale
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diệp thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷெல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scisto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łupkowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сланці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχιστόλιθου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skalie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skiffer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skifer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHALE»

The term «shale» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHALE» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «SHALE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shale.
1
Wilbur Ross
Shale gas, if left to flourish, could create several hundred thousand more jobs.
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Ken Salazar
Shale gas has provided the United States the opportunity to have 100 years of supply that is domestically produced. If we are going to develop natural gas from shale, it has to be done in a safe and responsible manner.
3
David Suzuki
It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.
4
Donald Tusk
I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research, logistics and the business related to the production of shale gas.
5
Fred Upton
New discoveries and production of resources like shale oil and gas are dramatically altering our energy supply outlook and the entire global geopolitical landscape. And the pace of change - particularly in the past few years - continues to accelerate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHALE»

Discover the use of shale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
With skill and passion, Gould takes this mute collection of fossils and makes them speak to us.
Stephen Jay Gould, 2000
2
Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the ...
Under the Surface is the first book-length journalistic overview of shale gas development and the controversies surrounding it.
Tom Wilber, 2012
3
Oil Shale Technology
This book focuses on the fundamental and engineering aspects of shale oil extraction, as well as the mathematical clarification of the complex transport mechanisms involved in oil shale pyrolysis.
Sunggyu Lee, 1990
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The Fossils of the Burgess Shale
Photographs by Chip Clark. Main Selection of the Natural Science Book Club. This book provides the first comprehensive set of illustrations of the life forms revealed in the Burgess Shale.
Derek E. G. Briggs, Douglas H. Erwin, Frederick J. Collier, 1995
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Shale Oil Production Processes
Not only does the book discuss the production processes but also provides methods which should reduce environmental footprint by properly addressing: surface mining and extraction processes, in situ conversion process and hydrotreatment.
James G. Speight, 2012
6
Oil Shale: History, Incentives, and Policy
; Geology and Production Technology of Oil Shale; History of Oil Shale Development; Incentives and Disincentives to Development; Policy Perspectives; Legislative History to 2006. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Anthony Andrews, 2011
7
Shale Shakers and Drilling Fluid Systems: Techniques and ...
This comprehensive guide describes the various aspects of shale shaker design, applications, and improvements for maximizing efficiency.
American Association of Drilling Engineers, 1999
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Oil Shale
Oil Shale
G.V. Chilingarian, T.F. Yen, 2011
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Drilling Fluids Processing Handbook
Written by the Shale Shaker Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, originally of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, the authors of this book are some of the most well-respected names in the world for ...
ASME Shale Shaker Committee, 2011
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Shale Gas Development
This book discusses geologic information on the shale gas basins in the U.S. and the methods of shale gas development, as well as the regulatory framework and the environmental considerations associated with shale gas development.
Katelyn M. Nash, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shale is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The prospects for UK shale gas have never looked bleaker
Anti-fracking campaigners celebrating outside county hall in Preston after Lancashire county council rejected Cuadrilla's application to frack for shale gas at two ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
British officials reject key shale gas fracking application
Britain is estimated to have substantial amounts of shale gas trapped in underground rocks ... Only one shale gas well in Britain has been hydraulically fractured. «Reuters UK, Jun 15»
3
The US Shale Boom Takes a Break
What is exceptional in this story is that shale producers were willing—and able—to reduce their activity so quickly, so collectively, and without the intervention of ... «Foreign Affairs, May 15»
4
Denbury, Chesapeake Are Beyond the Shale
Given the rapid decline rates for oil production from shale wells, Mr. Einhorn may have a point. That happens to be tangential to these two companies, though. «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
5
With shale boom, US expected to become net energy exporter
Dominion Resources' Cove Point terminal in Maryland is currently being converted from an import facility to an export terminal to ship Marcellus Shale gas to ... «StateImpact Pennsylvania, Apr 15»
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Don't dash for shale gas without thinking about the alternatives
Heated arguments about whether shale gas should be developed in the UK have intensified yet again in recent days. Strong convictions have been expressed ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
7
Oil fall continues as Arab states aim to crush US shale
Pressure on oil prices has continued to build after key members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) indicated there would be no let ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
8
New York Decision To Ban Shale Gas Fracking Contradicts Other …
Producers say that the process is proven and they point to a Yale University study indicating that as long as current production rates are constant, shale gas ... «Forbes, Dec 14»
9
Saudis risk playing with fire in shale-price showdown as crude crashes
Chris Skrebowski, former editor of Petroleum Review, said the Saudis want to cut the annual growth rate of US shale output from 1m barrels per day (bpd) to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
Ineos to invest £640m in UK shale gas exploration
Chemicals giant Ineos has announced plans to invest up to £640m in shale gas exploration in the UK. The company plans to use the gas as a raw material for its ... «BBC News, Nov 14»

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