Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - shale
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Shale
shale
noun Etymology: probably from obsolete or dialect ~ scale, shell, from Middle English, from Old English scealu — more at shell Date: 1747 a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition • ~y also shaly adjective
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n. soft finely stratified rock that splits easily, consisting of consolidated mud or clay. Phrases and idioms shale oil oil obtained from bituminous shale. Derivatives shaly adj. Etymology: prob. f. G Schale f. OE sc(e)alu rel. to ON sk{aacute}l (see SCALE(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сланец - asphalt-bearing shale - kerogen shales - petroliferous shale - pyrobituminous shale ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) сланец 2) сланцевой 3) сланцевый - Kukruze oil shale - shale brick - shale fuel - shale tar ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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- 1747, possibly a specialized use of shale "shell, husk, pod" (c.1380), also "fish scale," from O.E. scealu (see shell). Geological use also possibly influenced by Ger. Schalstein "laminated limestone," and Schalgebirge "layer of stone in stratified rock." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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