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单词 laterite
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Definition of laterite in English:

laterite

noun ˈlatərʌɪtˈlædəˌraɪt
mass noun
  • 1A reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building.

    (热带、亚热带地区有时用于建筑的)红黏土

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The suitable land to dig rain pit is midland area, which is made up of laterite soil.
    • The base colours yellow and Indian red are prepared from soft laterite while blue is made from the juice of indigo leaves and black from lamp-black.
    • Since the painting was done on a wall of laterite stones and lime, it could not be saved from the damage brought about by the passage of time.
    • The effect of erosion on the shore temple has been debilitating and the problem has been compounded by the soft laterite rock, which has been used in the construction.
    • On the other hand, laterite stone take very little, sometimes no cement and sand to build and last almost forever.
    • There were numerous potential dangers to be avoided on this laterite track, and thick dust reduced visibility considerably.
    • Yellow and red pigments are made from soft laterite.
    • In southern Yunnan province the river is a rich orange-red as it runs through the surrounding laterite hills.
    • The laterite soil types of the nutritionally impoverished farmlands in the arid and semi-arid regions do not have the capacity to hold moisture.
    • About 40 m in from the moat is a laterite wall, 4.5 m high, with large single entrances from the east, north, and south, and five entrances on the west.
    • The stripes represent the three major geographic areas: green for the rain forest, red for the laterite soils of the savanna, and yellow for the sands of the sahel.
    • Check whether your building or part of it is constructed with any of the traditional building materials like lime, laterite, granite, wood, mud or the like.
    • A scarlet, stony wasteland of laterite soil stretches in all directions under a silver sky - an unearthly sort of beauty.
    • Returning to the reception building we walked up a laterite path to the raised and open - sided restaurant giving horizon-spanning views of wooded hills.
    • Dug out of hard laterite by hand tools without the use of cement, the network was never discovered.
    • In 1992, a bulldozer was engaged for over three months for developing the nine-acre laterite quarry into land suited for cultivation.
    • Wild creepers burst through laterite banks and spills across the flooded roads.
    • The Sinda community will be required to contribute 25 per cent towards the project, and this will come in the form of crushed stones, river and building sand, laterite and pan bricks.
    • Freshly hewn laterite blocks lay piled up one side of the courtyard.
    • These roads all had crushed laterite surfaces, but none were reliable for year-round travel, primarily because of flooding during the rainy season.
    1. 1.1Geology A clayey soil horizon rich in iron and aluminium oxides, formed by weathering of igneous rocks in moist warm climates.
      〔地质〕红矾土层,红土层
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nuggets in laterite can be either reddish or black; nuggets in quartz appear cloaked with white.
      • The climate and topography of the region in which laterite formation occurs will control the grade of ore produced.
      • The rock that composed the hillside had once been schist, but now, after millions of years of alteration, it had been converted to a dense, hard red clay called laterite.
      • Similar sediments, overlying a laterite soil and an associated silcrete horizon, are known from the Sidmouth area.
      • A major source of iron, called iron laterite, is a type of residual deposit generated by the intense weathering of iron-rich rocks such as mafic and ultramafic volcanic rocks.

Derivatives

  • lateritic

  • adjective latəˈrɪtɪkˌlædəˈrɪdɪk
    • This is probably less wide than that shown in the official geological maps, and rests above a very thick, deep brown lateritic soil that may be a heavily altered pyroclastic sequence.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Important lateritic nickel deposits are found in New Caledonia, Indonesia, and Cuba, all of which are associated with island arc volcanism and plate margins.
      • This type of lateritic soil, we learned, was typical of the entire region.
      • The enclosing rock was a schist that has now altered to a lateritic clay.
      • Most of the route stretches through rolling green hills and intervening rice paddies underlain with rich red lateritic soils.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin later 'brick' + -ite1.

Definition of laterite in US English:

laterite

nounˈlædəˌraɪtˈladəˌrīt
  • 1A reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building.

    (热带、亚热带地区有时用于建筑的)红黏土

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the other hand, laterite stone take very little, sometimes no cement and sand to build and last almost forever.
    • There were numerous potential dangers to be avoided on this laterite track, and thick dust reduced visibility considerably.
    • Dug out of hard laterite by hand tools without the use of cement, the network was never discovered.
    • The laterite soil types of the nutritionally impoverished farmlands in the arid and semi-arid regions do not have the capacity to hold moisture.
    • The stripes represent the three major geographic areas: green for the rain forest, red for the laterite soils of the savanna, and yellow for the sands of the sahel.
    • A scarlet, stony wasteland of laterite soil stretches in all directions under a silver sky - an unearthly sort of beauty.
    • Returning to the reception building we walked up a laterite path to the raised and open - sided restaurant giving horizon-spanning views of wooded hills.
    • Wild creepers burst through laterite banks and spills across the flooded roads.
    • The Sinda community will be required to contribute 25 per cent towards the project, and this will come in the form of crushed stones, river and building sand, laterite and pan bricks.
    • These roads all had crushed laterite surfaces, but none were reliable for year-round travel, primarily because of flooding during the rainy season.
    • In southern Yunnan province the river is a rich orange-red as it runs through the surrounding laterite hills.
    • About 40 m in from the moat is a laterite wall, 4.5 m high, with large single entrances from the east, north, and south, and five entrances on the west.
    • The base colours yellow and Indian red are prepared from soft laterite while blue is made from the juice of indigo leaves and black from lamp-black.
    • The suitable land to dig rain pit is midland area, which is made up of laterite soil.
    • The effect of erosion on the shore temple has been debilitating and the problem has been compounded by the soft laterite rock, which has been used in the construction.
    • Yellow and red pigments are made from soft laterite.
    • Check whether your building or part of it is constructed with any of the traditional building materials like lime, laterite, granite, wood, mud or the like.
    • In 1992, a bulldozer was engaged for over three months for developing the nine-acre laterite quarry into land suited for cultivation.
    • Freshly hewn laterite blocks lay piled up one side of the courtyard.
    • Since the painting was done on a wall of laterite stones and lime, it could not be saved from the damage brought about by the passage of time.
    1. 1.1Geology A clayey soil horizon rich in iron and aluminum oxides, formed by weathering of igneous rocks in moist warm climates.
      〔地质〕红矾土层,红土层
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The rock that composed the hillside had once been schist, but now, after millions of years of alteration, it had been converted to a dense, hard red clay called laterite.
      • Similar sediments, overlying a laterite soil and an associated silcrete horizon, are known from the Sidmouth area.
      • Nuggets in laterite can be either reddish or black; nuggets in quartz appear cloaked with white.
      • The climate and topography of the region in which laterite formation occurs will control the grade of ore produced.
      • A major source of iron, called iron laterite, is a type of residual deposit generated by the intense weathering of iron-rich rocks such as mafic and ultramafic volcanic rocks.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin later ‘brick’ + -ite.

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