English-Thai Dictionary
laterite
N ดิน สีแดง (พบ ใน บริเวณ พื้นที่ เขตร้อน ดิน สี สนิม เหล็ก din-se-dang
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LATERITE
Lat "er *ite, n. Etym: [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. latérite.] (Geol.)
Defn: An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.
New American Oxford Dictionary
laterite
lat er ite |ˈlatəˌrīt ˈlædəraɪt | ▶noun a reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building. • Geology a clayey soil horizon rich in iron and aluminum oxides, formed by weathering of igneous rocks in moist warm climates. DERIVATIVES lat er it ic |ˌlatəˈritik |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin later ‘brick ’ + -ite 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
laterite
laterite |ˈlatərʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building. • Geology a clayey soil horizon rich in iron and aluminium oxides, formed by weathering of igneous rocks in moist warm climates. DERIVATIVES lateritic |-ˈrɪtɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin later ‘brick ’ + -ite 1 .
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