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PRONUNCIATION OF THORITE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THORITE

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thorite 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 THORITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thorite

Thorite

Thorite, SiO4, is a rare nesosilicate of thorium that crystallizes in the tetragonal system and is isomorphous with zircon and hafnon. It is the most common mineral of thorium and is nearly always strongly radioactive. It was named in 1829 to reflect its thorium content. Thorite was discovered in 1828 on the island of Løvøya, Norway, by the vicar and mineralogist, Hans Morten Thrane Esmark, who sent the first specimens of this black mineral to his father, Jens Esmark, who was a professor of mineralogy and geology.

Definition of thorite in the English dictionary

The definition of thorite in the dictionary is a yellow, brownish, or black radioactive mineral consisting of tetragonal thorium silicate. It occurs in coarse granite and is a source of thorium. Formula: ThSiO4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THORITE


alright
ɔːlˈraɪt
bright
braɪt
cerite
ˈsiːraɪt
chlorite
ˈklɔːraɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
downright
ˈdaʊnˌraɪt
fright
fraɪt
hypochlorite
ˌhaɪpəˈklɔːraɪt
labradorite
ˌlæbrəˈdɔːraɪt
madreporite
ˈmædrɪˌpɔːraɪt
norite
ˈnɔːraɪt
outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
overwrite
ˌəʊvəˈraɪt
rewrite
riːˈraɪt
right
raɪt
rite
raɪt
sprite
spraɪt
upright
ˈʌpˌraɪt
wright
raɪt
write
raɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THORITE

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thoracoscope
thoracostomy
thoracotomies
thoracotomy
thorax
Thoreau
thoria
thorianite
thoric
thorium
thorium dioxide
thorium series
thorn
thorn apple
thorn bush
thorn moth
thornback
thornbill
thornbill warbler

WORDS THAT END LIKE THORITE

anchorite
Arborite
cofavorite
diorite
epidiorite
evaporite
favourite
fluorite
granodiorite
hypocrite
iron meteorite
marguerite
Masorite
meteorite
micrometeorite
Minorite
phosphorite
stony meteorite
tenorite
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Synonyms and antonyms of thorite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thorite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THORITE

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torita
570 millions of speakers

English

thorite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thorite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thorite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thorite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থোরাইট্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thorite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thorite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thorit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トーライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thorite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thorite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại kim thorite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thorite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोराइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thorite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thorite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thorite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Торито
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

torit
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

thorite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toriet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

thorite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thoritt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thorite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THORITE»

The term «thorite» is normally little used and occupies the 135.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THORITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORITE»

Discover the use of thorite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thorite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Thorite (Hutton, 1950) and thorianite are widespread in trace amounts in alluvial deposits. The known deposits of monazite sands are very large, and the world's supply of thorium is now and probably will continue to be largely drawn from ...
‎1956
2
Geological Survey Professional Paper
THORITE VEINS About 250 thorium veins are shown on geologic quadrangle maps of the Powderhorn district and are illustrated on figure 20. Of these about 200 are in the Gateview (Olson and Hedlund, 1973) and Powderhorn (Hedlund and ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1981
3
Geological Survey Bulletin
THORIUM MENERAIS Thorite, hydrothorite (?), monazite, and allanite occur in the tho- ium-bearing veins and dikes of Idaho and Montana, but only thorite nd hydrothorite (?) were found in significant amounts. Thorite is he principal radioactive ...
‎1949
4
Geology and Thorium-bearing Deposits of the Lemhi Pass Area, ...
Thorite. — Thorite (ThSiO<) forms irregular dark red-brown streaks and masses along fractures in the veins and minute crystals in quartz, barite, and siderite. The massive material has vitreous luster on a fresh fracture, but upon exposure it ...
William Neil Sharp, Wayne Sherrill Cavender, 1962
5
Systematic Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium
Selected chemical analyses of thorite, in weight percent 1234 5678 Sp gr 6.36 — 4.414 6.25 4.98 — 4.126 4.96 1. Thorite. Tuolumne River, California. George ( 1951). Remainder is ZrC>2. Dredge concentrate. Recalculated to 100 from ...
Clifford Frondel, 1958
6
Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1922-1965: Supplementing and ...
vealed by its isotropic optical character and failure to give an x-ray diffraction pattern unless heated to a high temperature), and the absence of closely associated yellow and orange alteration compounds of uranium. Thorite is almost identical ...
Arthur Montgomery, 2008
7
Contributions to the Geology of Uranium and Thorium: By the ...
Thorite (Hutton, 1950) and thorianite are widespread in trace amounts in alluvial deposits. The known deposits of monazite sands arc very large, and the world's supply of thorium is now and probably will continue to be largely drawn from them ...
Lincoln Ridler Page, Harriet B. Smith, 1956
8
Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
The cavities are lined with analcite. (Jahns, 1938.) THOR1TE ThSiO. Thorite is reported from five localities; it may be present in other places. The variety uranothorite is known only in Boulder County. Boulder County. — Jamestown district (loc.
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960
9
Thorite
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Iosias Jody, 2012
10
Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
Thorite is (Th,U)SiO4 forms nearly opaque yellow-orange or brown square prisms or pseudo-octahedral crystals of the tetragonal system though the mineral is commonly metamict and measurably radioactive. The hardness is 4.5–5 and the ...
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thorite is used in the context of the following news items.
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e-learning company aims to be Britain's number one provider
Commercial clients include Bradford-based compressed air specialist Thorite. Rod helped the Bradford Safeguarding Board,to develop a programme of child ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
2
Water cooling reduces energy use for Crown Packaging
Thorite project managed this major capital equipment project from inception to ... Once in place Thorite also provided all ancillary requirements including ... «Plant Engineer, Jul 15»
3
Team HARE gets backing from Thorite
Pneumatic products and process systems distributor Thorite is providing technical know-how and pneumatic equipment to help the university's Team HARE ... «Huddersfield Examiner, May 15»
4
New compressor opens the door to savings at Schlegel
"Thorite also now provides ongoing service for the compressor installation, ... Schlegel had previously bought three new HPC compressors from Thorite for ... «Plant Engineer, Mar 15»
5
Compressor cuts costs at Johnsons Apparelmaster
"Thorite also provides ongoing service for the installation, so it's a win-win situation as we've got complete peace of mind with really worthwhile savings.". «Plant Engineer, Feb 15»
6
Pneumatic firm shares skills
PNEUMATICS specialist Thorite is to helps its customers boost the skills of their employees through a range of specialist courses at its state-of-the-art Bradford ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Feb 15»
7
Thorite recruits six trainees
Pneumatic products and process systems distributor Thorite, which has a branch at Barge Street in Huddersfield, has recruited six apprentices in a wide range of ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jan 15»
8
New recruits show promise
l THE first in a planned series of specialist industry seminars has been hosted by Bradford-based pneumatics specialist Thorite at its training academy. «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Dec 14»
9
Appointments: James Connor joins Thorite as capital sales engineer
Thorite, the UK's biggest independent distributor of pneumatic products and process systems, has appointed JAMES CONNOR to the position of capital sales ... «The Journal, Sep 14»
10
Kitwe taxi driver found dead
The taxi was found parked along Thorite Road with the driver lying dead inside the vehicle in unclear circumstances. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Joyce ... «Times of Zambia, Jul 14»

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