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111strip mining — noun (U) especially AmE a method of getting metal, coal etc by removing the earth from the surface of the ground, rather than by digging a passage under the ground compare opencast …
112lump — I UK [lʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms lump : singular lump plural lumps ** 1) a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape lump of: a lump of metal/coal/concrete a lump of cheese/butter/meat a) a solid piece of sugar with… …
113lump — [lʌmp] noun [C] I 1) a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape a lump of metal/coal/concrete[/ex] 2) a solid piece in a substance that should be smooth or liquid Stir the sauce to get rid of any lumps.[/ex] 3) a small hard… …
114retort — retort1 [ri tôrt′] vt. [< L retortus, pp. of retorquere, to twist back < re , back + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to turn (an insult, epithet, deed, etc.) back upon the person from whom it came 2. to answer (an argument, etc.) in kind 3 …
115show — [shō] vt. showed, shown or showed, showing [ME schewen < OE sceawian, akin to Ger schauen, to look at < IE base * (s)keu , to notice, heed > L cavere, to beware, OE hieran, to HEAR] 1. to bring or put in sight or view; cause or allow to… …
116Fossil fuel — Coal, one of the fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes… …
117Mining in Limburg — Coal mining in Limburg, a province of the Netherlands, has taken place since the 16th century. Near the Augustinian Abbey of Rolduc, coal is found very close to the surface. The abbey owned the coal, and beginning in the 16th century hired local… …
118Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
119technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
120METALS AND MINING — In the Bible Six metals are mentioned in the Bible and in many passages they are listed in the same order: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and lead. Antimony is also mentioned. The metals are referred to in various contexts, including methods of …
