Definition of anthracite in English:

anthracite

noun ˈanθrəsʌɪtˈænθrəˌsaɪt

mass noun

1Coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke.
Example sentencesExamples
- Peat is an accumulation of virtually unaltered plant material, while anthracite is nearly pure carbon with little trace of the original plant material.
- Since the mountains of Appalachia were rich in anthracite, a superior grade of coal, the industry grew rapidly.
- They all burn anthracite there so the sky is orange.
- Coal is usually classified into the sub-groups known as anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and peat.
- ‘Unfortunately, Bulgarian coal is lignite, we have no anthracite, no petrol or gas,’ he said.
1. 1.1 A dark grey colour.
  a wide range of colours from anthracite to blush pink
  as modifier the anthracite finish on these cupboard doors
  Example sentencesExamples
  While our review sample was anthracite, the Quality Mat is also available in blue, red and orange.
  Each display is available in a choice of colours: white, anthracite and blue.
  The use of block colours in black, anthracite, charcoal gray, indigo, winter white and red-brown complements this understated and practical collection.
  Colours are combined with all shades of grey, ranging from silver to anthracite, accented with rose or fuchsia.
  The rest of the interior trim is standard save for the anthracite grey instrument dials.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane (a type of opal)): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- 'coal'.

Originally an anthracite was a gem described by Pliny as resembling coals. The word is from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal’ or ‘carbuncle’ (meaning both a red gem like a glowing coal, and a swelling that looks like one). The same word is the source of the disease anthrax (Late Middle English) which causes black lesions in humans. Carbuncle (Middle English) itself keeps the same image, coming from Latin carbunculus ‘small coal’ from carbo ‘coal, charcoal’, the source of words such as carbon (late 18th century).

Definition of anthracite in US English:

anthracite

nounˈænθrəˌsaɪtˈanTHrəˌsīt

Coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke.
Also called hard coal
Example sentencesExamples
- Since the mountains of Appalachia were rich in anthracite, a superior grade of coal, the industry grew rapidly.
- They all burn anthracite there so the sky is orange.
- Coal is usually classified into the sub-groups known as anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and peat.
- ‘Unfortunately, Bulgarian coal is lignite, we have no anthracite, no petrol or gas,’ he said.
- Peat is an accumulation of virtually unaltered plant material, while anthracite is nearly pure carbon with little trace of the original plant material.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane (a type of opal)): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal’.

单词	anthracite
释义	Definition of anthracite in English: anthracite noun ˈanθrəsʌɪtˈænθrəˌsaɪt mass noun 1Coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke. Example sentencesExamples Peat is an accumulation of virtually unaltered plant material, while anthracite is nearly pure carbon with little trace of the original plant material. Since the mountains of Appalachia were rich in anthracite, a superior grade of coal, the industry grew rapidly. They all burn anthracite there so the sky is orange. Coal is usually classified into the sub-groups known as anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and peat. ‘Unfortunately, Bulgarian coal is lignite, we have no anthracite, no petrol or gas,’ he said. 1.1 A dark grey colour. a wide range of colours from anthracite to blush pink as modifier the anthracite finish on these cupboard doors Example sentencesExamples While our review sample was anthracite, the Quality Mat is also available in blue, red and orange. Each display is available in a choice of colours: white, anthracite and blue. The use of block colours in black, anthracite, charcoal gray, indigo, winter white and red-brown complements this understated and practical collection. Colours are combined with all shades of grey, ranging from silver to anthracite, accented with rose or fuchsia. The rest of the interior trim is standard save for the anthracite grey instrument dials. Origin Late 16th century (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane (a type of opal)): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- 'coal'. Originally an anthracite was a gem described by Pliny as resembling coals. The word is from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal’ or ‘carbuncle’ (meaning both a red gem like a glowing coal, and a swelling that looks like one). The same word is the source of the disease anthrax (Late Middle English) which causes black lesions in humans. Carbuncle (Middle English) itself keeps the same image, coming from Latin carbunculus ‘small coal’ from carbo ‘coal, charcoal’, the source of words such as carbon (late 18th century). Definition of anthracite in US English: anthracite nounˈænθrəˌsaɪtˈanTHrəˌsīt Coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke. Also called hard coal Example sentencesExamples Since the mountains of Appalachia were rich in anthracite, a superior grade of coal, the industry grew rapidly. They all burn anthracite there so the sky is orange. Coal is usually classified into the sub-groups known as anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and peat. ‘Unfortunately, Bulgarian coal is lignite, we have no anthracite, no petrol or gas,’ he said. Peat is an accumulation of virtually unaltered plant material, while anthracite is nearly pure carbon with little trace of the original plant material. Origin Late 16th century (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane (a type of opal)): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal’.
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