ore en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /o(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /oɹ/ (General-American)
- ōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- ôr (General-American)
- /oə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”), of uncertain origin, and ār (“brass, copper, bronze”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos. Compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”); also Dutch oer (“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
Stepnohirsk grew into a town from the village of Sukhoivanivka in the 1980s after vast deposits of manganese ore nearby were discovered.
2024 February 4, Sergey Panashchuk, Jannik Läkamp, Rebecca Jayne Husselbee, “On frontline in Ukrainian town making ‘final stand’ against Putin where bodies lie everywhere & shelling never stops”, in The Sun, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2024:They generally occur in the earth in what are called veins, and are seldom found in the pure metallic state, but generally in combination with some other substance, in which state they are called ores.
1846, editorial staff, “CHEMISTRY: Continued from No. 12”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 102:Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oreless · pea ore · oreshoot · horseflesh ore · oreforming · orefield · ore-bulk-oil carrier · tile ore · ore car · bog ore · gold-copper ore · orehouse · ore belt · feather ore · tin ore · kidney ore · green lead ore · copper ore · ore dressing · needle ore · green iron ore · potter's ore · swamp ore · bean ore · orebody · iron ore · ore hearth · bog iron ore · ore tenus · sulfur ore · peacock ore · pottern ore · ore body · wheel ore · morass-ore · sulphur ore · white lead ore · bell-metal ore · olive ore
Translations (106)
el μετάλλευμα (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · my သတ္တုရိုင်း (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · cy mwyn (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · az filiz (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sl ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mi tokahuke (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · es mena (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ota معدن (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ar خَامَة (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mk руда (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · yi רודע (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · is málmgrýti (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ovd mom (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mn ᠬᠦᠳᠡᠷ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ru руда́ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · tr maden (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · pl ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sma maalme (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · tk magdan (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · kl saviminissaq (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · dsb ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · eo erco (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · cmn 礦石 /矿石 (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ro minereu (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · be руда́ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · nan-hbl 礦石 /矿石 (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · es mineral (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ka მადანი (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · nn malm (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · kk кентас (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ang ora (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · rm mineral (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · vi quặng (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mi tokakonganuku (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · hak 礦石 /矿石 (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sq dhengritës (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · bg ру́да (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · lt rūda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · cs ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sh rúda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ky кен таш (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · pt minério (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · fa معدن (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · uz ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · uk руда́ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · crh cever (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · oc mena (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ja 鉱石 (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · hu érc (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sv malm (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · fr minerai (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · gl mineral (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · id bijih (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · lo ແຮ່ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · hsb ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · kmr maden (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ovd malm (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · tg маъдан (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · io erco (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · th แร่ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · hy հանքաքար (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · nl erts (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · hi अयस्क (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · it minerale (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · yue 礦石 /矿石 (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · nb malm (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mnc ᠨᡝᠮᡠ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · cu роуда (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · de Erz (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sh ру́да (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · et maak (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · az külçə (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ms bijih (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ps معدن (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · orv руда (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mr धातुक (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sk ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · te ఖనిజము (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · da malm (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · tl dulang (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · lb Äerz (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sq xeheror (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · fi malmi (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ca mena (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ar رِكَاز (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ko 광석 (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · he עַפְרָה (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · lv rūda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ml അയിര് (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · gsw Ärzt (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ga mianach (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · km រ៉ែ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ota جوهر (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · yi אַרץ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · vo mün (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · eu mea (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · tl dukalin (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · th สินแร่ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · mn хүдэр (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · fo málmur (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ltg ruda (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · fa سنگ معدن (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · sw mtapo (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · lo ສິນແຮ່ (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · se málbma (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) · ga mian (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed)