shale

noun/ʃeɪl/CEFR C1

কর্দমশিলা, শেল

Meaning

A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from hardened clay or mud.

Example sentences

  • The hillside is made of crumbling shale.পাহাড়ের ঢালটি ভঙ্গুর কর্দমশিলা দিয়ে গঠিত।
  • Oil can be extracted from certain shale.কিছু কিছু শেল থেকে তেল আহরণ করা যায়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: rock

Similar words, and what each means

  • rock

    পাথর, শিলা

    The hard material of the earth's surface, or a large piece of it.

“shale” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • If it melts and cools it becomes igneous. Metamorphic rock is changed while still solid — heat and pressure rearrange its crystals, turning limestone into marble and shale into slate.

    metamorphic — dictionary →

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  1. “shale” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ফ্ল্যাট, অ্যাপার্টমেন্ট
    • • গোলকধাঁধা
    • • কর্দমশিলা, শেল
    • • রাজমিস্ত্রি
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    কর্দমশিলা, শেল — shale (noun) — কর্দমশিলা, শেল. A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from hardened clay or mud.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “shale”?

    • • rock
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    rock — rock — পাথর, শিলা. The hard material of the earth's surface, or a large piece of it.

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