scoria en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈskoɹ.i.ə/ (General-American)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
The like stuff is in Anacharsis: hot metal; full of scoriae, which should and could have been smelted out, but which will not.
1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):
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(countable, uncountable) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see.
1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter XVII, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC:An excellent guidebook by Drs Kilburn and McGuire of University College London reveals that these unpromising pieces of debris are scoria and lithic fragments of the March 1944 eruption.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scorias | Number=Plur | nonstandard, rare | lexicographic |
| scoriae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scoria brick · scorify · scorified · scoriac · scorifier · scoriated · scorification · scoriation · scoria cone · scoriaceous · scoriform
Synonyms
Translations (7)
cmn 火山渣 (volcanic rock) · mi rahoto (volcanic rock) · pl szlag (slag from smelting) · mi rangitoto (volcanic rock) · pl żużel (slag from smelting) · ta கீச்சு (slag from smelting) · pl scoria (volcanic rock)