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Definition: Argillaceous |
ArgillaceousAdjective1. Resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "argillaceous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
Etymology: Argillaceous \Ar`gil*la"ceous\, adjective. [Latin expression argillaceus, from argilla.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Geography | Containing or consisting of clay. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geological | A term used to describe clay-rich rocks. (references) |
Mining | A. Pertaining to, largely composed of, or containing clay-size particles or clay minerals, such as an argillaceous ore in which the gangue is mainly clay; esp. said of a sediment (such as marl) or a sedimentary rock (such as shale) containing an appreciable amount of clay. Syn:clayey See also:argillicb. Pertaining to argillite. (references) |
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Synonym: ArgillaceousSynonym: clayey (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: arenaceous (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Softness | Flaccid, flocculent, downy; edematous, oedematous, medullary, argillaceous, mellow. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Argillaceous |
| English words defined with "argillaceous": Argillaceous iron ore, argillaceous rock, Argillaceous sandstone, Argillaceous schist, Argillous ♦ Calcareo-argillaceous, Clay slate ♦ Pea ore, Phyllite ♦ Rock butter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "argillaceous": alum earth, argillaceous hematite, argillaceous ore, argillaceous sediments ♦ ball ironstone, bauxitic clay, bone coal ♦ calc-schist, cement rock, ceramic articles, clay band, clay parting, claycrete, cleavage banding, coal rash ♦ lithic arenite ♦ metal stone ♦ pelitic gneiss, pelitic schist, portland cement clinker ♦ salband, shale-off shale, skleropelite, subfeldspathic ♦ vein wall. (references) |
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| "Argillaceous" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 90.00% of the time. "Argillaceous" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 90% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (proper) | 10% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 10 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "argillaceous": argillaceous iron ore ♦ argillaceous rock ♦ argillaceous sandstone ♦ argillaceous schist ♦ argillaceous sediments. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "argillaceous": Calcareo-argillaceous. | |
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| Language | Translations for "argillaceous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | me argjilë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طيني (clayey, muddy, oozy, slimy, sludgy, squashy), صلصالي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 泥质. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | leret (clayey, loamy), leragtig (clayey). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kleiig (clayey), kleiachtig (clayey). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | savinen (clayey), savi- (clayey). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | argileux (argilliferous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | tonig (clayey), tonhaltig (clayey). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αργιλώδης (clayey, loamy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | agyagtartalmú, agyagos (argilliferous, clayey, loamy), agyagban dús, agyagból való, agyag- (earthen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | argilloso (clay, clayey), argillaceo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | craie (earthen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | argillaceousay argiloso (clay, clayey, earthen, fictile, loamy, stone). (various references) argilos (clayey, loamy), clisos (gluey, sticky, viscous). (various references) содержащий глину (argilliferous), глинистый (clayey). (various references) arcilloso (clayey, heavy, loamy). (various references) lerig (clayey, loamy). (various references) killi (clayey), kil gibi. (various references) глинистий. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Argillaceous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: argilaceous, argillaceus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "argillaceous" (pronounced 'Ar`gil*la"ceous'): Acanthaceous, Acinaceous, Alliaceous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amentaceous, Ampullaceous, Amygdalaceous, Amylaceous, Anacardiaceous, Anonaceous, Apiaceous, Araceous, Arenaceous, Arundinaceous, Asclepiadaceous, Atramentaceous, Aurantiaceous, Avenaceous, Bignoniaceous, Boraginaceous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Bulbaceous, Butyraceous, Byssaceous, Cactaceous, Calcareo-siliceous, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Capillaceous, Caryophyllaceous, Cepaceous, Ceraceous, Cetaceous, Chartaceous, Chylaceous, Cichoraceous, Cinchonaceous, Cineraceous, Confervaceous, Convolvulaceous, Corallaceous, Coriaceous, Corollaceous, Croceous, Crustaceous, Cucurbitaceous, Cycadaceous, Cylindraceous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-l-l-o-r-s-u" | |
-2 letters: alliaceous. | |
-3 letters: coagulase, gallerias, guaiacols, guerillas, rocailles, scagliola. | |
-4 letters: acaulose, acerolas, allegros, allergic, alogical, araceous, arugolas, aureolas, auricles, caesural, calories, carioles, carousal, carousel, collages, collegia, colliers, courages, eulogias, galleria, gasalier, gasolier, girasole, glaciers, gorillas, graciles, gracious, guaiacol, guerilla, localise, rocaille, rouilles, seraglio, surgical. | |
-5 letters: acerola, acerous, aerials, aerugos, agarics, agarose, alegars, allegro, allures, areolas. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110010 01100111 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 01100011 01100101 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A r g i l l a c e o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0072 0067 0069 006C 006C 0061 0063 0065 006F 0075 0073 |
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| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, 阿拉伯 , arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabo, Arabish, arabic, арабский, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, 罗马尼亚语, rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, الأوكراني, 乌克兰, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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