English Dictionary

COLTAN

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coltan mean? 

COLTAN (noun)
  The noun COLTAN has 1 sense:

1. a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chipsplay

  Familiarity information: COLTAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COLTAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

coltan; columbite-tantalite

Hypernyms ("coltan" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"There's no time like the present." (English proverb)

"Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas." (Native American proverb, Blackfoot)

"Fortune visits only once." (Armenian proverb)

"Many small creeks make a big river." (Danish proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact