culm

[ kuhlm ]

/ kʌlm /

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noun

coal dust; slack.

anthracite, especially of inferior grade.

Origin of culm

1300–50; Middle English colme, probably equivalent to colcoal + -m suffix of uncertain meaning (compare -m in Old English fæthm fathom, wæstm growth)

Words nearby culm

cullis, Cullman, Culloden, Culloden Moor, cully, culm, culmen, culmicolous, culmiferous, culminant, culminate

Definition for culm (2 of 2)

culm²

[ kuhlm ]

/ kʌlm /

noun

a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.

verb (used without object)

to grow or develop into a culm.

Origin of culm

1650–60; <Latin culmus stalk; akin to calamus, haulm

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Example sentences from the Web for culm

Noll's face flushed at these words, and he half resolved to go home, and leave these Culm children to their parents' ignorance.
Culm Rock|Glance Gaylord
There is a curious local custom of mixing “culm,” a compound of clay and small coal, in the streets.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
In America, culm is used as an equivalent for waste or slack in anthracite mining.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
He trembled for fear Uncle Richard would forbid him to go to Culm again.
Culm Rock|Glance Gaylord

Educated at the military schools of Culm and Berlin, he entered the Guards as 2nd lieutenant in 1827.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for culm (1 of 3)

culm¹

/ (kʌlm) /

noun mining

coal-mine waste

inferior anthracite

Word Origin for culm

C14: probably related to coal

British Dictionary definitions for culm (2 of 3)

culm²

/ (kʌlm) /

noun

the hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge

Word Origin for culm

C17: from Latin culmus stalk; see haulm

British Dictionary definitions for culm (3 of 3)

Culm

Culm Measures

noun

a formation consisting mainly of shales and sandstone deposited during the Carboniferous period in parts of Europe

Word Origin for Culm

C19: from culm 1

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Scientific definitions for culm

culm

[ kŭlm ]

The stem of a grass or similar plant.

单词	culm
释义	culm ¹ [ kuhlm ] / kʌlm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR culm ON THESAURUS.COM noun coal dust; slack. anthracite, especially of inferior grade. Origin of culm ¹ 1300–50; Middle English colme, probably equivalent to colcoal + -m suffix of uncertain meaning (compare -m in Old English fæthm fathom, wæstm growth) Words nearby culm cullis, Cullman, Culloden, Culloden Moor, cully, culm, culmen, culmicolous, culmiferous, culminant, culminate Definition for culm (2 of 2) culm² [ kuhlm ] / kʌlm / noun a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses. verb (used without object) to grow or develop into a culm. Origin of culm ² 1650–60; <Latin culmus stalk; akin to calamus, haulm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for culm Noll's face flushed at these words, and he half resolved to go home, and leave these Culm children to their parents' ignorance. Culm Rock\|Glance Gaylord There is a curious local custom of mixing “culm,” a compound of clay and small coal, in the streets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3\|Various In America, culm is used as an equivalent for waste or slack in anthracite mining. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various He trembled for fear Uncle Richard would forbid him to go to Culm again. Culm Rock\|Glance Gaylord Educated at the military schools of Culm and Berlin, he entered the Guards as 2nd lieutenant in 1827. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for culm (1 of 3) culm¹ / (kʌlm) / noun mining coal-mine waste inferior anthracite Word Origin for culm C14: probably related to coal British Dictionary definitions for culm (2 of 3) culm² / (kʌlm) / noun the hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge Word Origin for culm C17: from Latin culmus stalk; see haulm British Dictionary definitions for culm (3 of 3) Culm Culm Measures noun a formation consisting mainly of shales and sandstone deposited during the Carboniferous period in parts of Europe Word Origin for Culm C19: from culm 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to culm slack, smut, ember, char, stoke, carbon, fuel, cinder, spark, charcoal, scoria, ash, anthracite Scientific definitions for culm culm [ kŭlm ] The stem of a grass or similar plant. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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culm

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Definition for culm (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object)

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British Dictionary definitions for culm (1 of 3)

noun mining

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noun

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British Dictionary definitions for culm (3 of 3)

Culm Measures

noun

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