lignite
pronunciation
How to pronounce lignite in British English:
UK [ˈlɪgnaɪt]
How to pronounce lignite in American English:
US ['lɪɡnaɪt]
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- Noun:
- intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
Word Origin
- lignite (n.)
- "imperfectly formed coal," 1808, from French, from Latin lignum "wood" (see ligni-). Brown coal that still shows traces of the wood it once was. Probably directly from Lithanthrax Lignius, name given to woody coal by Swedish chemist Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709-1785) in 1775.
Example
- 1. At the upper left corner of the image is the kreka strip mine , which produces lignite .
- 2. Mines in the area supply lignite or " brown coal " for power . The electric company in the town is owned by the state .
- 3. The technology for capturing and storing carbon emitted by hard-coal and lignite plants is still not commercially proven .
- 4. While poland has long been dependent on its home-mined lignite , germany is expanding its coal-fired stations to produce electricity in anticipation of a rundown in its nuclear facilities .
- 5. Prolonged use of coal and lignite plants , without carbon capture , will drive up the price of carbon-emission certificates and hence the cost of electricity , not only for germany but across the european carbon-trading area .