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- Dictionaryclay/kleɪ/
noun
- 1. a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth that can be moulded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics: "the soil is mainly clay"
- 2. a European moth with yellowish-brown wings.
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Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 4). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impurities, such as a reddish or brownish colour from small amounts of iron oxide.
CLAY definition: 1. thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and…. Learn more.
Learn the meaning of clay as an earthy material, a substance for modeling, or a fundamental nature. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of clay.
A stiff, sticky sedimentary material that is soft and pliable when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. Clay particles are smaller than silt, having a diameter less than 0.0039 mm. Clay is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles.
CLAY meaning: 1. thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and…. Learn more.
Clay is a soil or rock composed of very fine particles that are plastic when wet and coherent when dry. Learn about the types, formation, and applications of clay in geology, pottery, engineering, and more.
Learn the meaning of clay as a kind of earth, a tennis surface, a poetic symbol, and a verb. Find synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word frequency of clay and its derived forms.
