Overburden — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits

an excessive burden

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚbˈɜːdən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəbˈɜːdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəbˈɜːdən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚbˈɜːdən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overload

Parts of Speech

noun	the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
noun	an excessive burden
verb	burden with too much work or responsibility
verb	load with excessive weight

Word Forms

overload	verb	place too much a load on
overburden	verb	load with excessive weight
overburden	noun	an excessive burden

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlastung

der Oberflächenboden, der abtransportiert werden muss, um an Kohleflöze und Mineralvorkommen zu gelangen

🇫🇷French

surcharger

le sol de surface qui doit être éloigné pour accéder aux veines de charbon et aux gisements minéraux

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrecargar

el suelo superficial que debe retirarse para llegar a las vetas de carbón y depósitos minerales

🇮🇹Italian

sovraccaricare

il terreno superficiale che deve essere rimosso per raggiungere i giacimenti di carbone e i depositi minerali

🇳🇱Dutch

overbelasting

de oppervlaktegrond die moet worden afgevoerd om bij steenkoollagen en minerale afzettingen te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobrecarregar

o solo superficial que deve ser removido para chegar às camadas de carvão e depósitos minerais

🇷🇺Russian

вскрыша

поверхностный грунт, который необходимо удалить, чтобы добраться до угольных пластов и месторождений полезных ископаемых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पल्ला झुकना

सतही मिट्टी जिसे कोयले की परतों और खनिज भंडारों को प्राप्त करने के लिए दूर ले जाना होगा

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিরিক্ত বোঝা

কয়লা seams এবং খনিজ আমানত পেতে দূরে সরানো আবশ্যক যে পৃষ্ঠ মাটি

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிக சுமை

நிலக்கரித் தையல்கள் மற்றும் கனிமப் படிவுகளைப் பெறுவதற்கு மேற்பரப்பு மண்ணை நகர்த்த வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భారం

బొగ్గు అతుకులు మరియు ఖనిజ నిక్షేపాల వద్ద పొందడానికి ఉపరితల మట్టిని దూరంగా తరలించాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

जास्त ओझे

कोळशाच्या सीम्स आणि खनिज साठ्यांवर जाण्यासाठी पृष्ठभागाची माती जी दूर हलवली पाहिजे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધુ પડતું બોજ

સપાટીની માટી કે જે કોલસાની સીમ અને ખનિજ થાપણો મેળવવા માટે દૂર ખસેડવી આવશ્યક છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕ ಹೊರೆ

ಕಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಲು ಸ್ತರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಖನಿಜ ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതഭാരം

കൽക്കരി സീമുകളിലും ധാതു നിക്ഷേപങ്ങളിലും ലഭിക്കുന്നതിന് ഉപരിതല മണ്ണ് നീക്കേണ്ടതുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਬੋਝ

ਸਤ੍ਹਾ ਦੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਲੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੀਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਖਣਿਜ ਭੰਡਾਰਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਦੂਰ ਲਿਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ بوجھ

سطح کی مٹی جسے کوئلے کے سیون اور معدنی ذخائر پر حاصل کرنے کے لیے دور منتقل کیا جانا چاہیے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

负担过重

为了到达煤层和矿藏而必须移走的表层土壤

🇯🇵Japanese

過剰負担

石炭層や鉱床を見つけるために取り除く必要がある表土

🇰🇷Korean

너무 무거운 짐

석탄층과 광물 매장지에 도달하기 위해 이동해야 하는 표면 토양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá tải

lớp đất bề mặt phải được di chuyển đi để tiếp cận các vỉa than và mỏ khoáng sản

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นภาระหนักเกินไป

ดินผิวดินที่ต้องเคลื่อนย้ายออกไปถึงตะเข็บถ่านหินและแหล่งสะสมแร่

🇮🇩Indonesian

membebani

permukaan tanah yang harus dipindahkan untuk mendapatkan lapisan batubara dan deposit mineral

🇵🇭Filipino

labis na pasanin

ang pang-ibabaw na lupa na dapat ilipat palayo upang makarating sa mga tahi ng karbon at deposito ng mineral

🇲🇾Malay

membebankan

tanah permukaan yang mesti dialihkan untuk mendapatkan lapisan arang batu dan mendapan mineral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثقلة

التربة السطحية التي يجب إزالتها للوصول إلى طبقات الفحم والرواسب المعدنية

🇮🇷Persian

اضافه بار

خاک سطحی که باید برای رسیدن به درزهای زغال سنگ و ذخایر معدنی دور شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı yük

Kömür damarlarına ve maden yataklarına ulaşmak için taşınması gereken yüzey toprağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

עומס יתר

אדמה פני השטח שיש להרחיק כדי להגיע לתפרי פחם ומרבצי מינרלים

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

The primary meaning of 'overburden' is 'the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits'.

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

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

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

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

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