Mining — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈaɪnɪŋ/.

Examples

mine ores and metals
The Vietnamese mined Cambodia

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excavation mine minelaying

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
noun	laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
verb	get from the earth by excavation “mine ores and metals”
verb	lay mines “The Vietnamese mined Cambodia”

Word Forms

mine	verb	get from the earth by excavation
excavate	verb	remove the inner part or the core of
mine	noun	excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
miner	noun	laborer who works in a mine
mining	noun	the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bergbau

der Vorgang der Gewinnung von Erzen, Kohle usw. aus der Erde

🇫🇷French

exploitation minière

l'acte d'extraire des minerais ou du charbon, etc. de la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

minería

el acto de extraer minerales o carbón, etc. de la tierra.

🇮🇹Italian

minerario

l'atto di estrarre minerali o carbone ecc. dalla terra

🇳🇱Dutch

mijnbouw

de handeling van het winnen van ertsen of steenkool enz. uit de aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

mineração

o ato de extrair minérios ou carvão, etc. da terra

🇷🇺Russian

добыча полезных ископаемых

добыча руды, угля и т. д. из земли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खनन

धरती से अयस्क या कोयला आदि निकालने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

খনির

পৃথিবী থেকে আকরিক বা কয়লা ইত্যাদি আহরণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுரங்கம்

பூமியில் இருந்து தாதுக்கள் அல்லது நிலக்கரி போன்றவற்றை பிரித்தெடுக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైనింగ్

భూమి నుండి ఖనిజాలు లేదా బొగ్గు మొదలైన వాటిని తీయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खाण

पृथ्वीवरून धातू किंवा कोळसा इत्यादी काढण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાણકામ

પૃથ્વીમાંથી અયસ્ક અથવા કોલસો વગેરે કાઢવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಣಿಗಾರಿಕೆ

ಭೂಮಿಯಿಂದ ಅದಿರು ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಲು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഖനനം

ഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്ന് അയിരുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൽക്കരി മുതലായവ വേർതിരിച്ചെടുക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਈਨਿੰਗ

ਧਰਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਧਾਤੂ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਲਾ ਆਦਿ ਕੱਢਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

کان کنی

زمین سے کچ دھاتیں یا کوئلہ وغیرہ نکالنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矿业

从地球上开采矿石或煤炭等的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

採掘

地球から鉱石や石炭などを抽出する行為

🇰🇷Korean

채광

땅에서 광석이나 석탄 등을 채취하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khai thác mỏ

hành động khai thác quặng hoặc than, v.v. từ trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

การทำเหมืองแร่

การขุดแร่หรือถ่านหิน ฯลฯ ออกจากพื้นดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertambangan

tindakan mengekstraksi bijih atau batubara dll dari bumi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmimina

ang pagkilos ng pagkuha ng ores o karbon atbp mula sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

perlombongan

perbuatan mengeluarkan bijih atau arang batu dsb dari bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعدين

عملية استخراج الخامات أو الفحم وغيرها من الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

معدن

عمل استخراج سنگ معدن یا زغال سنگ و غیره از زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

madencilik

topraktan cevher veya kömür vb. çıkarma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּרִיָה

פעולת הפקת עפרות או פחם וכו' מהאדמה

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