Mining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mining is a noun meaning The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
Meaning
The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Any activity that extracts or undermines.
- (military) The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).
- (cryptocurrencies) Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.
- present participle and gerund of mine
Example Sentences
His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
[…] the fabrick, however weak by the delicacy of its composition, would not have fallen so soon, if the foundation had not been injured by the slow minings of regret and vexation.
Kazakhstan became last year the world’s second-largest centre for bitcoin mining after the United States, according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, after China clamped down on crypto mining activity.
Word Forms
- minings
Synonyms for mining
Depending on context, synonyms include excavation, minelaying.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include excavation, minelaying, colliery, prospecting, quarrying, coalmine.
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