黏土 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adobe noun A brick made from mud or clay and dried hard in the sun rather than fired in a kiln.
- clay noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
- sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations traveling through air or another medium.
- tint noun A slight or pale shade of a color.
- tone noun The quality or character of a sound, especially its pitch, timbre, or emotional colouring.
Senses
黏土 is used for these senses in English:
- adobe The earth from which such bricks are made.
- clay A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- potter's clay The clay used by a potter.
- tint A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- tone (music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
adobe — full definition
- noun A brick made from mud or clay and dried hard in the sun rather than fired in a kiln.
- noun The clay-rich earth from which such bricks are made.
- noun A house or other building constructed from adobe bricks.
clay — full definition
- noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
- noun A tennis court surface made of crushed stone or brick.
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