"briquette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹɪˈkɛt/ [US] Forms: briquettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|briquette}} French briquette, {{lg|diminutive}} diminutive Head templates: {{en-noun}} briquette (plural briquettes)
  1. A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel. Translations (small brick): briketa [feminine] (Czech), briket [common-gender] (Danish), briket (Dutch), briketti (Finnish), briquette [feminine] (French), Brikett [neuter] (German), brikett (Hungarian), брике́т (brikét) [masculine] (Macedonian), brykiet [masculine] (Polish), briquete [masculine] (Portuguese), брике́т (brikét) [masculine] (Russian), brikett [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-briquette-en-noun-VxQt3T-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 4 30 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 7 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 5 24 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 3 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 8 28 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 67 6 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 57 8 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 9 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 55 7 25 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 9 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 7 33 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 57 8 26 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 9 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 56 8 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 61 6 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 59 8 25 9 Disambiguation of 'small brick': 85 15 0
  2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
    Sense id: en-briquette-en-noun-sVZM9Myb
  3. A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
    Sense id: en-briquette-en-noun-uiJxgtSD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: briquet

Verb

IPA: /bɹɪˈkɛt/ [US] Forms: briquettes [present, singular, third-person], briquetting [participle, present], briquetted [participle, past], briquetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|briquette}} French briquette, {{lg|diminutive}} diminutive Head templates: {{en-verb}} briquette (third-person singular simple present briquettes, present participle briquetting, simple past and past participle briquetted)
  1. (transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-briquette-en-verb-igNAYRQN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: briquet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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