单词 | placer |
释义 | placer placer1 /plas"euhr/, n. Mining. 1. a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands. 2. the site of a form of mining (placer mining) in which a placer deposit is washed to separate the gold or other valuable minerals. [1835-45, Amer.; < AmerSp; Sp: sandbank < Catalan placel, deriv. of plaza open place; see PLAZA] placer2 /play"seuhr/, n. 1. a person who sets things in their place or arranges them. 2. a person or animal that is among the winners of a race or other contest. [1570-80; PLACE + -ER1] |
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