Definition of Briquette

1. Noun. A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel.

Exact synonyms: Briquet
Generic synonyms: Block

Definition of Briquette

1. n. A block of compacted coal dust, or peat, etc., for fuel.

Definition of Briquette

1. Noun. (alternative form of briquet) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Briquette

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Briquette

brinny
brinolase
brinrobertsite
brins
briny
brio
brioche
brioches
briolette
briolettes
brionies
briony
brios
briquet
briquets
briquette (current term)
briquetted
briquettes
briquetting
bris
brisance
brisances
brisant
brise
brise soleil
brise soleils
brises
brisk
brisk up

Literary usage of Briquette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"In both tests the paste or mortar is moulded into a test-piece called a briquette, shown in Fig. 9X, the least cross- section of which is 1 sq.in. in area. ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1911)
"It should have a special significance for those interested in the commercial development of the coal-briquette industry. I believe that the data included in ..."

3. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1904)
"The outline and dimensions of a briquette made for testing the tensile strength ... Theoretically the briquette should break at its smallest cross section, ..."

4. Engineering Chemistry: A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Thomas Bliss Stillman (1897)
"After this, the molding plate is swung against the other stop, cutting off the briquette, placing it over the plungers, throwing the other opening in the ..."

5. A Treatise on Concrete, Plain and Reinforced: Materials, Construction, and by Frederick Winslow Taylor, René Feret, William Barnard Fuller, Frank Pape McKibben, Spencer Baird Newberry, Sanford Eleazer Thompson (1909)
"The German Standard briquette (dimensions are in millimeters). (See page. ... THE FORM OF briquette FOR TENSILE TESTS Mr. John Grant in ..."

6. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Harbour Engineering by Brysson Cunningham (1908)
"J 1 When the cement has set sufficiently to enable the ^/ I mould to be removed without injury to the briquette, such removal is to be effected. ..."

7. The Construction of Roads and Pavements by Thomas Radford Agg (1920)
"DUCTILITY A briquette of the material to be tested shall be formed by pouring the molten material into a briquette mould. The dimensions of the briquette ..."

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