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- [lat-uh-rahyt]
- /ˈlæt əˌraɪt/
- /ˈlæ.tə.raɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lat-uh-rahyt]
- /ˈlæt əˌraɪt/
Definitions of laterite word
- noun laterite a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks. 1
- noun laterite a similar soil formed of materials deposited by water. 1
- noun laterite any soil produced by the decomposition of the rocks beneath it. 1
- noun laterite A reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building. 1
- noun laterite any of a group of deposits consisting of residual insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminium oxides: formed by weathering of rocks in tropical regions 0
- noun laterite a red, residual soil containing large amounts of aluminum and ferric hydroxides, formed by the decomposition of many kinds of rocks, and found esp. in well-drained tropical rain forests 0
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Origin of laterite
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < Latin later brick, tile + -ite1
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Parts of speech for Laterite
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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laterite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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