coal culm
1coal — n 1. anthracite, hard coal, bitumen, soft coal, culm, jet; black diamonds, cobbles, slack; coke, fuel. 2. ember, clinker, cinder, ash; charcoal, briquette …
2Culm — 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 …
3culm — 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 …
4Culm — 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 …
5Coal breaker — A coal breaking plant, depicted on a postcard in 1907. A coal breaker was a coal processing plant which broke coal into various useful sizes. Coal breakers also removed impurities from the coal (typically slate) and deposited them into a culm… …
6Coal grade — This classification refers to coal quality and use. • Briquettes are made from compressed coal dust, with or without a binding agent such as asphalt. • Cleaned coal or prepared coal has been processed to reduce the amount of impurities… …
7Culm Measures — Chevron folding in the cliffs at Millook Haven, North Cornwall The Culm Measures are a geological formation of the Carboniferous period that occur in south west England, principally in Devon and Cornwall. They are so called because of the… …
8culm — I [[t]kʌlm[/t]] n. 1) min coal dust; slack 2) min anthracite, esp. of inferior grade • Etymology: 1300–50; ME colme, prob. =col coal+ msuffix of uncert. meaning; cf. m in OEfæthmfathom, wæstmgrowth II culm [[t]kʌlm[/t]] n. 1) bot a stem or stalk …
9Culm — [kʌlm] noun 1》 Geology a series of Carboniferous strata in SW England, mainly shale and limestone with some thin coal seams. 2》 (culm) archaic coal dust or slack. Origin ME: prob. related to coal …
10culm — culm1 /kulm/, n. 1. coal dust; slack. 2. anthracite, esp. of inferior grade. [1300 50; ME colme, prob. equiv. to col COAL + m suffix of uncert. meaning (cf. m in OE faethm fathom, waestm growth)] culm2 /kulm/, n. 1 …
