Coal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpˌæɹədˌɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪmɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪmɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpˌæɹədˌɑːks/.

Examples

Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything
The big ship coaled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ember char

Parts of Speech

noun	fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
noun	a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
verb	burn to charcoal “Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything”
verb	supply with coal
verb	take in coal “The big ship coaled”

Word Forms

coal	verb	burn to charcoal
char	noun	a charred substance
coal	noun	fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kohle

fossiler Brennstoff, der aus karbonisiertem Pflanzenmaterial besteht, das im Karbon abgelagert wurde

🇫🇷French

charbon

combustible fossile constitué de matière végétale carbonisée déposée au Carbonifère

🇪🇸Spanish

carbón

Combustible fósil consistente en materia vegetal carbonizada depositada en el período Carbonífero.

🇮🇹Italian

carbone

combustibile fossile costituito da materiale vegetale carbonizzato depositato nel periodo Carbonifero

🇳🇱Dutch

kolen

fossiele brandstof bestaande uit verkoold plantaardig materiaal afgezet in het Carboon

🇵🇹Portuguese

carvão

combustível fóssil constituído por matéria vegetal carbonizada depositada no período Carbonífero

🇷🇺Russian

уголь

ископаемое топливо, состоящее из обуглившихся растительных веществ, отложенных в каменноугольном периоде.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोयला

कार्बोनिफेरस काल में जमा हुए कार्बोनाइज्ड वनस्पति पदार्थ से बना जीवाश्म ईंधन

🇧🇩Bengali

কয়লা

জীবাশ্ম জ্বালানী কার্বনিফেরাস সময়কালে জমা কার্বনযুক্ত উদ্ভিজ্জ পদার্থ নিয়ে গঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலக்கரி

கார்போனிஃபெரஸ் காலத்தில் டெபாசிட் செய்யப்பட்ட கார்பனேற்றப்பட்ட காய்கறிப் பொருட்களைக் கொண்ட புதைபடிவ எரிபொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బొగ్గు

కార్బోనిఫెరస్ కాలంలో నిక్షిప్తం చేయబడిన కార్బోనైజ్డ్ కూరగాయల పదార్థంతో కూడిన శిలాజ ఇంధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

कोळसा

कार्बनयुक्त भाजीपाला पदार्थ असलेले जीवाश्म इंधन कार्बनीफेरस कालावधीत जमा होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોલસો

કાર્બોનિફેરસ સમયગાળામાં જમા થયેલ કાર્બોનાઇઝ્ડ વનસ્પતિ પદાર્થોનો સમાવેશ કરતું અશ્મિભૂત બળતણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಲು

ಕಾರ್ಬೊನಿಫೆರಸ್ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಠೇವಣಿಯಾದ ಕಾರ್ಬೊನೈಸ್ಡ್ ತರಕಾರಿ ಪದಾರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಪಳೆಯುಳಿಕೆ ಇಂಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൽക്കരി

കാർബോണിഫറസ് കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ നിക്ഷേപിച്ച കാർബണൈസ്ഡ് പച്ചക്കറി പദാർത്ഥങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഫോസിൽ ഇന്ധനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਲਾ

ਜੈਵਿਕ ਬਾਲਣ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਰਬੋਨੀਫੇਰਸ ਪੀਰੀਅਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਮ੍ਹਾ ਕਾਰਬਨਾਈਜ਼ਡ ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوئلہ

جیواشم ایندھن کاربونائزڈ سبزیوں کے مادے پر مشتمل ہوتا ہے جو کاربونیفیرس دور میں جمع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

煤炭

由石炭纪沉积的碳化植物物质组成的化石燃料

🇯🇵Japanese

石炭

石炭紀に堆積した植物性物質の炭化物からなる化石燃料

🇰🇷Korean

석탄

석탄기 퇴적물인 탄화된 식물성 물질로 이루어진 화석연료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

than đá

nhiên liệu hóa thạch bao gồm các chất thực vật bị cacbon hóa lắng đọng trong kỷ Carbon

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่านหิน

เชื้อเพลิงฟอสซิลที่ประกอบด้วยพืชผักคาร์บอไนซ์ที่สะสมอยู่ในยุคคาร์บอนิเฟอรัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

batu bara

bahan bakar fosil yang terdiri dari bahan nabati berkarbonisasi yang disimpan pada periode Karbon

🇵🇭Filipino

uling

fossil fuel na binubuo ng carbonized vegetable matter na idineposito sa Carboniferous period

🇲🇾Malay

arang batu

bahan api fosil yang terdiri daripada bahan sayuran berkarbonisasi yang dimendapkan dalam tempoh Karbon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفحم

الوقود الأحفوري يتكون من مادة نباتية متفحمة ترسبت في العصر الكربوني

🇮🇷Persian

زغال سنگ

سوخت فسیلی متشکل از مواد گیاهی کربنیزه شده در دوره کربونیفر

🇹🇷Turkish

kömür

Karbonifer döneminde biriken karbonlaşmış bitkisel maddelerden oluşan fosil yakıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּחָם

דלק מאובנים המורכב מחומר צמחי מוגז שהופקד בתקופת הפחמן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'coal'?

The primary meaning of 'coal' is 'fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'coal' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'coal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'coal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'coal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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