Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "white lias" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE LIAS

white lias play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE LIAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
White lias 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 WHITE LIAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

White lias

White lias is a rare, fine-grained form of limestone from the late Triassic period, occurring only in certain parts of Somerset and infrequently in Warwickshire. It gets the name ‘lias’ from the quarrymen’s dialect for ‘layers’, referring to its natural state when quarried. White lias is part of the Penarth Group, a multi-layered bed of stone formed from shale and limestone. At its base is a bone-bed yielding ancient marine, reptilian and ammonite fossils. White lias varies in colour from white-cream to pale grey and is traditionally used for building and flooring. Evidence of its use can be seen in manor houses, churches and cathedrals all over the UK. It is most prevalent in the Somerset towns of Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Langport and Wincanton. Bowdens quarry in Langport is the only supplier of white lias, and of the more commonly found blue lias and grey varieties.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE LIAS

white hope
white horehound
white horse
White House
white knight
white lady
white lead
white lead ore
white leather
white leg
white lie
white light
white line
white list
white lotus
white magic
White man´s burden
white matter
white meat
white metal

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE LIAS

albricias
alias
anti-alias
asclepias
Asturias
bias
blue lias
Dias
Duque de Caxias
Elias
golias
Lias
materfamilias
matresfamilias
Matthias
paterfamilias
patresfamilias
Pelias
Trias
Zacharias

Synonyms and antonyms of white lias in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «white lias» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF WHITE LIAS

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

Translator English - Chinese

白黑侏罗统
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lias blancas
570 millions of speakers

English

white lias
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद ताल्लुक़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهجس البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белые лейас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lias brancas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা লিয়াস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lias blancs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lias putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weiß Lias
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白LIAS
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흰색 청색 석회암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih lias
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một thứ đá vôi trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை சட்டங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरी शुभचिंतक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz lias
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lias bianchi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

białe Lias
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білі Юра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ALI albe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκό Ηλίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit Lias
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vita lias
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvite Lias
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white lias

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE LIAS»

The term «white lias» is barely ever used and occupies the 205.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Unused
4
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «white lias» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of white lias
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «white lias».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE LIAS» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE LIAS»

Discover the use of white lias in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white lias and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
0J 2 •'1 1 01 01 4 3 129 2 White Lias. White Lias stone 5 Ditto 74 Ditto 6 Shale 1 White Lias stone 6 Ditto 6 Ditto 9 Ditto 6 Rubbly marl 74 White Lias 4 Stone 3 White Lias 24 Ditto 1 0 Ditto 6 Ditto 6 Ditto 4 Marl 2 White Lias 3 Marl 1 White Lias 3 ...
‎1867
2
THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL O THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Section of White Lias at Steven's Hill, Long Sutton (continaed). ft. in. 23. Shale 0 7 24. White Lias 0 2\ 25. Shale 0 3 26. White Lias 0 6 27. Shale 0 7 28. White Lias 0 6 29. White Lias (Coral-bed) ... 1 0 30. White Lias 0 6 ft. im. 31. Shale 0 01 32.
TJE ASSISTANT-SECRETARY OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1861
3
Palaeontographical Society
The White Lias, which was deposited under very different conditions to the Avicula contorta series, contains two genera of Corals, but the species are indeterminable, on account of the specimens being either in the form of casts or so altered ...
‎1868
4
Transactions of the Geological Society of London
To these more calcareous and whiter beds the name of " White Lias " is given in the neighbourhood. The connexion of the Kimmeridge clay with the Portland sand and stone is visible, though the section is in some points inaccessible, at a ...
Geological Society of London, 1836
5
Transactions Of The Geological Society
Between the “blue clay” (3.) and the “corn grit” (4.) in some quarries occur from two to fifteen feet of grey or blueish lias. The .“ corn grit” is a pale brownish limestone, resting uniformly on the “white lias,” and varying in thickness from eighteen ...
‎1835
6
Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone
The White Lias is a white to cream calcite-mudstone or rather impure limestone. It provides a dramatic example of a stone which although it has a very restricted outcrop, influences architecture both for style and appearance. The allotment of ...
John Ashurst, Francis G. Dimes, 1998
7
Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone
The White Lias is a white to cream calcite-mudstone or rather impure limestone. It provides a dramatic example of a stone which although it has a very restricted outcrop, influences architecture both for style and appearance. The allotment of ...
F G Dimes, J. Ashurst, 2007
8
Transactions of the Geological Society of London: S.2: Vol. 1-5
To these more calcareous and whiter beds the name of “White Lias" is given in the neighbourhood. / The connexion of the Kimmeridge clay with the Portland sand and stone is visible, though the section is in some points inaccessible, at a ...
‎1835
9
Transactions of the geological society, established November ...
To these more calcareous and whiter beds the name of “ White Lias ” is given in the neighbourhood. ' The connexion of the Kimmeridge clay with the Portland sand and stone is visible, though the section is in some points inaccessible, at a ...
‎1836
10
An Introduction to Geology: Intended to Convey a Practical ...
Near the upper part of the cliff, not many feet above the stratum filled with bones, there is a thin stratum of whitish argillaceous limestone, called white lias, which is filled with the most delicate minute bivalve shells all arranged in the same ...
Robert Bakewell, Benjamin Silliman, 1833

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE LIAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white lias is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Husband-and-wife team in Langport toast success after English …
"We're on marl soil with white lias stone, and we find there's a minerality in our wine that you can't get elsewhere." This unique taste has brought the couple a ... «Western Gazette, Jun 15»
2
Radstock's regeneration must reflect local heritage say town …
“This would ensure they complement existing properties and blend with their natural surroundings and the old engine shed which is in white lias. «Somerset Guardian, May 15»
3
Keynsham: Key Milestone For £34m Project
... timber, concrete and steel – this include the roof; Laying blue and white Lias walls using local stone on the retaining wall to Bath Hill and the new retail units. «Heart, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. White lias [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/white-lias>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z