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Culm — • A bishopric in the north eastern part of Prussia, founded in 1234, suffragan to Gnessen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Culm Culm … Catholic encyclopedia
culm — CULM, Ă, culmi, e, s.n., adj. (geol.) 1. s.n. Carboniferul inferior din vestul Europei, caracterizat prin depozite de argilă şi de gresie. 2. adj. Care se referă la culm (1). – Din fr. Culm, germ. Kulm. Trimis de LauraGellner, 31.07.2004. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
Culm — may refer to: Culm (plant), the stem of any type of plant Culm Measures, a geological formation of England River Culm, in Mid Devon, England the German name for Chełmno, Poland, also spelled Kulm a term used for fine grained waste from anthracite … Wikipedia
Culm — (k[u^]lm), n. [L. culmus stalk, stem; akin to calamus. See{Halm}.] (Bot.) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Culm — Culm, n. [Perh. from W. cwlm knot or tie, applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales: cf. OE. culme smoke, soot.] (Min.) (a) Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
culm — ● culm ou kulm nom masculin (anglais culm, poussière d anthracite) Faciès schisto gréseux d origine pélagique, deltaïque, torrentielle ou lacustre à lits charbonneux, fréquent dans le carbonifère d Allemagne … Encyclopédie Universelle
culm — culm; culm·ide; … English syllables
culm — culm1 [kulm] n. [northern Brit dial. < ME colme, culme < ? OE col, COAL + ? suffix as in fæthm, FATHOM] 1. waste material from coal screenings or washings 2. fine pieces of anthracite coal culm2 [kulm] n. [L culmus, a … English World dictionary
Culm — Culm, 1) zwei Berge des Fichtelgebirges im Landgericht Eschenbach des bairischen Kreises Oberfranken; der Rauhe C., der südlichste Punkt des Fichtelgebirges, 2301 Fuß hoch, u. der Schlechte od. Kleine C., 1970 Fuß hoch; 2) so v.w. Kulm … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Culm — (Kulm), s. Steinkohlenformation … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Culm — (Kulm), Kreisstadt im preuß. Reg. Bez. Marienwerder, r. an der Weichsel, (1900) 11.079 E., Garnison, Amtsgericht, ehemal. bischöfl. Kathedralkirche, Gymnasium; Maschinenfabrik, Brauereien. C., die älteste Stadt Westpreußens, 1243 Bistum (seit… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
