clay
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Word details
- German meaning
- Klei ist eine schwere, tonhaltige, oft nährstoffreiche Erde, die besonders in Küstenregionen vorkommt.
- English meaning
- Clay soil, marshland soil
- Synonym
- Lehm, Tonerde
- German example
- Die Bauern nutzen den fruchtbaren Klei für den Anbau von Gemüse.
- English example
- The farmers use the fertile clay soil for growing vegetables.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Klei
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Klei
clay
- Teig
clay
- argillaceous
clayey
- lehmhaltig
clayey
- Knetanimation
claymation
- lehmartig
clayey
- Tonstein
claystone
- Taube
clay pigeon
- Lehmziegel
clay brick
- lehmig
clayey
- Murkstein
clay brick
- Wurfscheibe
clay pigeon
- tonig
clayey
- Brannkalk
fire clay
- Schamott
fireclay
- Knetmasse
modeling clay
- Montmorillonit
Montmorillonite is a swelling clay mineral belonging to the smectite group, commonly found in bentonite.
- Hausdachziegel
A house roof tile is a single plate made of baked clay or another material used to cover a house roof.
- geformt
Something that has a specific shape or form.
- modeln
To model means to shape or mold something into a specific form, often with hands or tools.
- plastisch
Plastic
- lehmig
clayey, loamy
- Lehm
Clay
- lehmhaltig
clayey, loamy
- Plastizität
plasticity
- Tontaube
Clay pigeon
- Tonmineral
Clay mineral
- Kaolin
Kaolin is a white clay primarily composed of the mineral kaolinite and used in ceramics, paper industry, and pharmaceuticals.
- Römertopf
Clay pot
- Schamott
Fireclay
- Schamotte
Fireclay
- Illit
Illite is a common clay mineral from the mica mineral group.
- Ausstich
A cutter is a tool or method for cutting out shapes from dough, clay, or other materials.
- Keilinschrift
Cuneiform
- formen
To shape
- modellieren
to model
- Töpferscheibe
Potter's wheel
- tonhältig
clayey
- Schill
Schill is an outdated term for a specific type of clay or rock.
- Tonvase
Clay vase
- gebrannt
Burnt
- verformbar
Deformable
- bindig
Cohesive means that a substance, especially soil, has the property of holding together well and exhibiting a certain strength.
- formbar
Malleable
- tonig
Clayey; having the characteristics or nature of clay, loamy.
- Ton
Clay is a type of fine-grained sedimentary rock that is moldable when wet and hardens when dried or fired.
- tonhaltig
Clayey
- Ton
Clay is a type of fine-grained sedimentary rock that is moldable when wet and hardens when dried or fired.
- Keilschrift
Cuneiform
Example sentences with “clay”
He makes pots of clay. (Er macht Töpfe aus Ton.)
Frequently asked questions
What is 'clay' in German?
'Der Ton'.