Definitions for placerˈplæs ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
plac•erˈplæs ər(n.)
a natural concentration of heavy metal particles, as gold or platinum, in sand or gravel deposited by rivers or glaciers.
Category: Mining, Mineralogy
the site of a form of mining (plac′er min`ing) in which a placer deposit is washed to separate the gold or other valuable minerals.
Category: Mining
Origin of placer:
1835–45, Amer.; < AmerSp; Sp: sandbank < Catalan placel, der. of plaza open place; see plaza
plac•erˈpleɪ sər(n.)
a person who places or arranges things.
one of the winners of a race or other contest.
Category: Sport
Origin of placer:
1570–80
Princeton's WordNet
placer(noun)
an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
Webster Dictionary
Placer(noun)
one who places or sets
Placer(noun)
a deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable mineral in particles, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain torrent
Translations for placer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- plaasAfrikaans
- يَضَعArabic
- поставямBulgarian
- colocarPortuguese (BR)
- položit, postavitCzech
- stellen, setzenGerman
- sætteDanish
- τοποθετώGreek
- colocar, poner, situarSpanish
- panemaEstonian
- گذاشتنFarsi
- sijoittaaFinnish
- placerFrench
- לִמנוֹתHebrew
- रखनाHindi
- namještenjeCroatian
- (el)helyezHungarian
- meletakkanIndonesian
- setja (á)Icelandic
- mettereItalian
- 置くJapanese
- 두다, 놓다Korean
- (pa)dėti, (pa)skirtiLithuanian
- novietot; ieceltLatvian
- meletakkanMalay
- plaatsenDutch
- sette, legge, plassereNorwegian
- umieszczaćPolish
- گذاشتنPersian
- ايښودل، ويل، څرګندول، پورې وهلPashto
- colocarPortuguese
- a puneRomanian
- ставитьRussian
- položiť, umiestniť; menovaťSlovak
- postavitiSlovenian
- smestitiSerbian
- placera, ställa, sätta, läggaSwedish
- วางไว้ในตำแหน่งThai
- koymakTurkish
- 放置Chinese (Trad.)
- розміщати; ставитиUkrainian
- رکھناUrdu
- đặt, đểVietnamese
- 放置Chinese (Simp.)
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