lignite
/ˈlɪɡnaɪ̯t/
lignite noun: a low-grade, brownish-black coal.
Noun
lignite (countable and uncountable, plural lignites)
- A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
- Texas industry is turning to lignite, a kind of poor man's coal, to replace its dwindling allocations of natural gas. The Lone Star State now gets an estimated 12 percent of its electricity from lignite, and that figure is expected to double by 1985.1978 February 14, “Texas Turning to Its Reserves of Lignite”, in New York Times
- [Robert] Habeck, who has found himself in the extremely uncomfortable position of turning from a long-term campaigner against fossil fuels to a short-term defender of them, said: “Putin’s war of aggression is forcing us to temporarily make greater use of lignite so that we save gas in electricity...2023 January 10, Kate Connolly, “Climate activists ‘prepared to risk lives’ to stop German coalmine”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- brown coal, dirty coal, Bovey coal
Proper noun capitalized: Lignite
Lignite
- A ghost town in California.
- A city and town in North Dakota.
- A ghost town in Virginia.
lignite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
lignite in Hindi
- coal
- लिग्नाइट lignāiṭ
lignite in Tamil
- பழுப்பு நிலக்கரி, லிக்னைட்
lignite in Bengali
- coal
- লিগনাইট ligonaiṭ
lignite in Telugu
- coal
- లిగ్నైట్ lignaiṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- lignite in Arabic
- فحم بني faḥm bunniyy
- lignite in Indonesian
- lignit
- lignite in Persian
- زغال قهوهای zoġâl qahve-'i
- lignite in Thai
- ลิกไนต์ lík-nai
- lignite in Vietnamese
- than nâu
- lignite in Myanmar
- ကျောက်မီးသွေးနု kyaukmi:swe:nu.
Synonyms of lignite
Forms of lignite
| plural | lignites |
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Origin of lignite
From French lignite, from Latin lignum (“firewood”) + -ite.
Words formed from lignite
Questions about lignite
- What does lignite mean?
- Lignite means a low-grade, brownish-black coal.
- What is lignite in Hindi?
- Lignite in Hindi is लिग्नाइट (lignāiṭ). See Lignite meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lignite?
- Lignite can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lignite?
- Lignite is pronounced /ˈlɪɡnaɪ̯t/.
- What is the plural of lignite?
- The plural of lignite is lignites.
Words near lignite in the dictionary
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