mining
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪnɪŋ
[edit] Noun
mining (uncountable)
- The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- gold mining.
- (figuratively) Any extractive activity.
- His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
- (military) The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from mining
[edit] Translations
activity of removing solid valuables from the earth
figuratively
military
[edit] Verb
mining
- Present participle of mine.
