COAL SEAM Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase coal seam. (close relations)
Definition of COAL SEAM
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| bed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep • a plot of ground in which plants are growing • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) • a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. • a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track verb • furnish with a bed • place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil • put to bed • have sexual intercourse with • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
| layer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a hen that lays eggs • thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells verb • make or form a layer | ||||||||
| stratum | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) • people having the same social, economic, or educational status • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling | ||||||||
| vein | nounn | |||||||
noun • a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart • a distinctive style or manner • any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ • a layer of ore between layers of rock • one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect verb • make a veinlike pattern | ||||||||
