cinder

cin·der

 (sĭn′dər)

n.

1.

a. A small piece of burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion.

b. A piece of charred substance that can burn further but without flame.

2. cinders Ashes.

3. cinders Geology See scoria.

4. Metallurgy See scoria.

5. Slag from a metal furnace.

tr.v. cin·dered, cin·der·ing, cin·ders

To burn or reduce to cinders.

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[Alteration (influenced by Old French cendre, ashes) of Middle English sinder, from Old English, slag, dross.]

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cin′der·y adj.

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cinder

(ˈsɪndə)

n

1. a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker

2. a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember

3. (Metallurgy) Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining

4. (Geological Science) (plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae

vb

(tr) rare to burn to cinders

[Old English sinder; related to Old Norse sindr, Old High German sintar, Old Slavonic sedra stalactite]

ˈcindery adj

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cin•der

(ˈsɪn dər)

n.

1. a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.

2. cinders,

a. any residue of combustion; ashes.

b. coarse volcanic ejecta; scoria.

3. a live, flameless coal; ember.

4. a mixture of ashes and slag.

v.t.

5. to spread cinders on.

6. Archaic. to reduce to cinders.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English sinder slag, c. Middle Low German sinder, Old High German sintar, Old Norse sindr; c- (for s-) < French cendre ashes]

cin′der•y, cin′der•ous, adj.

cin′der•like`, adj.

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cinder

Past participle: cindered
Gerund: cindering

Imperative

cinder

cinder

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cinder - a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire clinker fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

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Translations

بَقايا فَحْم

uhlík

aske

Asche

τέφρα

ceniza

kekälekuona

cendre

salak

útbrunninn kola/viîarmoli

braceceneretizzone

išdagoskinasšlakas

izdedži

glødende kull

гарьзолаокалинапепелшлак

kısmen veya tamamen yanmış odun/kömürmarsık

煤渣

cinder

[ˈsɪndəʳ]

A. N

1. (= ember) → carbonilla f
to be burned to a cinder [food etc] → quedar carbonizado

2. cinders (= ashes) → cenizas fpl

B. CPD cinder block N (US) → ladrillo m de cenizas
cinder track N (Sport) → pista f de ceniza

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cinder

n cinders pl → Asche f; (lumpy) → Schlacke f; (still burning) → glühendes Kohlestück; burnt to a cinder (Brit fig) → verkohlt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cinder

[ˈsɪndəʳ] n → cenere f, brace f
burned to a cinder (fig) (food) → carbonizzato/a

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cinder

(ˈsində) noun

a piece of burnt coal, wood etc. the cinders in the fireplace. vonk بَقايا فَحْم въглен cinzas uhlík die Asche aske αποκαΐδι ceniza tuhk چوب یا زغال نیم سوخته tuhka, kekäle cendre אוּד अधजला कोयला, अंगारा žeravica, ugljevlje hamu abu sisa pembakaran útbrunninn kola/viðarmoli cenere 燃えがら 타나 남은 덩어리 šlakas, išdagos izdedži bara sintelaske; glødende kullżużel, popiół نيم سو ىسكاره (نيم سوخته borralho tăciune тлеющие угли uhlík pepel ugalj aska ชิ้นไม้หรือถ่านที่ถูกเผา marsık; kısmen veya tamamen yanmış odun/kömür 煤渣，灰燼 зола, попіл ادھ جلا کوئلہ یا لکڑی than đang cháy dở 煤渣

cine-camera (ˈsinikӕmərə) noun

a camera for taking moving pictures. rolprentkamera كاميرا سينمائيه кинокамера filmadora filmová kamera die Filmkamera filmkamera κινηματογραφική μηχανή λήψης cámara de filmar دوربین فیلمبرداری videokamera caméra מַצלמַת קולנוֹע चलचित्र बनाने का कैमरा filmska kamera filmfelvevő (gép) kamera kvikmyndavél cinecamera, cinepresa 映画用カメラ 영화 촬영기 kino kamera kinokamera kamera filmcamerasmalfilmapparat kamera filmowa کمره فلمبرداری máquina de filmar cameră, aparat de filmat кинокамера kamera filmska kamera filmska kamera filmkamera กล้องสำหรับถ่ายภาพเคลื่อนไหว sinema kamerası 攝影機 кінокамера فلم بنانے والا کیمرہ máy quay phim 电影摄影机

cinema (ˈsinəmə) noun

a building in which films are shown. He enjoys going to the cinema but he prefers the theatre. rolprent سينما кино cinema kino das Kino biograf κινηματογράφοςcine kino سینما elokuvateatteri cinéma אוּלָם קוֹלנוֹע चलचित्र, सिनेमा kino, kinematografija mozi bioskop kvikmyndahús cinema 映画 영화관 kinas kinoteātris; kino panggung wayang bioscoop kino kino سینما cinema. cinematograf кинотеатр kino kinematograf bioskop biograf โรงภาพยนตร์ sinema 電影院 кінотеатр سینما rạp chiếu bóng 电影院

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