a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired mud: water soaked soil; soft wet earth United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) cadaver: the dead body of a human being; 'the cadaver was intended for dissection'; 'the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse'; 'the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river'; 'honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay'
Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried or fired. ...
The Clay (Mythimna ferrago) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.
Clay is a children's novel by David Almond, published in 2005. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
Clay is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners.
Clay is a material primarily composed of a grouping of clay minerals, and can be used as an art medium.
Clay or industrial plasticine is a modelling material which is mainly used by automotive design studios. It was developed as an industrial version of plasticine or hobby clay.
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics; An earth material with ductile qualities; (Biblical) The material of the human body
Deep-cleansing and highly absorbent, kaolin and green clay are two types of natural clay having excellent healing qualities that Paul Penders uses in his Blemish Away! and ICT (Intensive Clarifying Therapy) (see inside manual).
Describes a soil made up of minute mineral particles, which give the soil a sticky texture. Clay soils are particularly heavy and need to be drained or lightened by adding organic matter to make it easier to cultivate.
A white, mined mineral used as an extender—mostly in interior paints.
A fine suspension of aluminum silicate, moldable when wet and fused into permanent form at very high temperatures
As a soil separate, the mineral soil particles less than 0002 millimeter in diameter As a soil textural class, soil material that is 40 percent or more clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt.
Fine-grained soil or the fine-grained portion of soil that can be made to exhibit plasticity (putty-like properties) within a range of water contents, and that exhibits considerable strength when air-dry.
a natural material from the earth, composed mainly of fine minerals. When moist, it is easily shaped; when fired at a high temperature, it becomes permanently hard.
A naturally occurring substance commonly used in the paper industry. Clay is used as both a filler and a coating ingredient. By adding clay, paper makers can improve a paper's smoothness, brightness, opacity, and affinity for ink.
Soil particle smaller than 0.002mm or 2µm, with high specific area mainly influencing soil colloidal properties (see also colloid) as well as stability of soil structure: high stability in both wet and dry conditions; also a soil texture class.
fine grained, plastic, sediment with a typical grain size less than 0.004 mm; clay possesses electromagnetic properties which bind the grains together to give a bulk strength or cohesion
1.) sedimentary grains < 1/256 mm. 2.) fine particles of aluminum silicates and other minerals typically both definitions apply.
the basic material for all ceramic ware is clay, a soft earth that is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrated silicates of aluminum. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of feldspathic rocks containing aluminous minerals, such as granite.
soil type composed of small particles, usually reddish to gray in color.
In this thesaurus, the term 'clay' refers to unfired material. In the Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities, 'terracotta' is referred to as 'baked clay' and therefore CLAY is entered as the Material, with BAKED as the Technique.
Clay is a mineral soil separate, produced through chemical weathering of rock. It is less than 0.002mm in size. ...
A group of submicroscopic silicate minerals related to mica. Clay-sized particles are less than 0.0039 mm in diameter.
A soil component consisting of very fine particles (<0.002 mm diameter). Clay particles provide ample surface area for adsorption of molecules. Clay soils provide the most resistance to leaching. ...
Natural mineral having plastic properties and composed of very fine particles. The clay mineral fraction of the soil is usually considered to be particles smaler than 2 µm. Clay minerals are generally hydrous aluminum silicates or occasionally hydrous magnesium silicates.
the target shot at in trap or skeet. An inverted saucer-shaped object, generally made of powdered limestone and pitch. Regulations specify it is 4 5/16 in diameter, 11/8 high and weighs 3 1/2 ounces, with an allowable variation of 5% from this latter figure.
An organic material formed over time by processes of erosion and composed of fine-grained minerals. Clay is maleable depending on its water content, and can be hardened through drying or firing in a kiln.
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