lignite
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lignite — [ liɲit ] n. m. • 1765; lat. lignum « bois » ♦ Charbon fossile, noir ou brun, compact, composé à 70% de carbone, riche en débris ligneux. Gisement de lignite. Lignite noir et brillant. ⇒ jais. ● lignite nom masculin (latin lignum, bois) Charbon… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lignite — Lignite, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 174 Housing Units (2000): 111 Land area (2000): 0.139831 sq. miles (0.362161 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.139831 sq. miles (0.362161… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Lignite, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 174 Housing Units (2000): 111 Land area (2000): 0.139831 sq. miles (0.362161 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.139831 sq. miles (0.362161 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Lignite — Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lignite — imperfectly formed coal, 1808, from French, from L. lignum wood (see LIGNI (Cf. ligni )). Brown coal that still shows traces of the wood it once was. Probably directly from Lithanthrax Lignius, name given to woody coal by Swedish chemist Johan… … Etymology dictionary
lignite — s. f. Carvão fóssil … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
lignite — ► NOUN ▪ soft brownish coal, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat. ORIGIN from Latin lignum wood … English terms dictionary
lignite — [lig′nīt΄] n. [Fr: see LIGNEOUS & ITE1] a usually soft, brownish black coal in which the texture of the original wood can often still be seen: in the process of coalification it represents the intermediate stage in density and amount of carbon… … English World dictionary
Lignite — For other uses, see Lignite (disambiguation). Lignite … Wikipedia
Lignite — Le lignite est une roche sédimentaire composée de restes fossiles de plantes (vient de Lignine). C est une roche intermédiaire entre la tourbe et la houille … Wikipédia en Français
lignite — lignitic /lig nit ik/, adj. /lig nuyt/, n. a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal. [1800 10; LIGN + ITE1] * * * Yellow to dark… … Universalium
