mining

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnɪŋ

Noun

mining (uncountable)

1. The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

   gold mining.

2. (figuratively) Any extractive activity.

   His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.

3. (military) The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode

Derived terms

terms derived from mining

defensive mining offensive mining open-pit mining

strip-mining surface mining

Translations

activity of removing solid valuables from the earth

• Czech: hornictví (cs) n, těžba (cs) f
• Finnish: kaivostoiminta
• French: extraction minière (fr)
• German: Bergbau (de) m
• Polish: górnictwo (pl) n

• Serbo-Croatian: rudarstvo (sh) n
• Slovak: baníctvo (sk) n
• Spanish: minería (es) f

figuratively

military

Verb

mining

1. Present participle of mine.

Translations

present participle of to mine

• Finnish: louhia (fi)

Derived terms

• data mining

Related terms

• mine