English-Thai Dictionary

anthracite

N ถ่านหิน ชนิด แข็ง  than-hin-cha-nid-khaeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTHRACITE

n.[Gr. a burning coal; infra. ] Slaty glance-coal, or columnar glance coal; that species of coal which has a shining luster, approaching to metallic, and which burns without smoke, and with intense heat. It consists essentially of carbon.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANTHRACITE

An "thra *cite, n. Etym: [L. anthracites a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. Anthrax. ]

 

Defn: A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

anthracite

an thra cite |ˈanTHrəˌsīt ˈænθrəˌsaɪt | ▶noun coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke. Also called hard coal. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane ): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

anthracite

anthracite |ˈanθrəsʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke. • a dark grey colour. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane (a type of opal )): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal ’.

 

French Dictionary

anthracite

anthracite adj. inv. et n. m. nom masculin Charbon. : Un anthracite très pur. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un anthracite. adjectif de couleur invariable De la couleur gris foncé du charbon. : Des robes anthracite.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

anthracite

an thra cite /ǽnθrəsàɪt /名詞 U 無煙炭 (hard coal ).