ore
[ awr, ohr ]
/ ɔr, oʊr /
noun
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur.
Origin of ore
before 900; conflation of Middle English
ore, Old English
ōra ore, unreduced metal; and Middle English
or(e) ore, metal, Old English
ār brass, cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German
ēr, Old Norse
eir, Gothic
aiz; compare Latin
aes bronze, coin, money
Words nearby ore
Definition for ore (2 of 3)
öre
[ œ-ruh ]
/ ˈœ rə /
noun, plural ö·re.
a bronze coin of Norway, the 100th part of a krone.
a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, the 100th part of a krone.
a bronze coin of Sweden, the 100th part of a krona.
a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands, the 100th part of a krona.
Also
ø·re
(for defs 1, 2).
Origin of öre
1600–10; ≪ Latin
aureus a gold coin
Definition for ore (3 of 3)
Example sentences from the Web for ore
British Dictionary definitions for ore (1 of 2)
ore
/ (ɔː) /
noun
any naturally occurring mineral or aggregate of minerals from which economically important constituents, esp metals, can be extracted
Word Origin for ore
Old English
ār, ōra; related to Gothic
aiz, Latin
aes, Dutch
oer
British Dictionary definitions for ore (2 of 2)
öre
/ (ˈørə) /
noun plural öre
a Scandinavian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona and (øre) one hundredth of a Danish and Norwegian krone
Scientific definitions for ore
ore
[ ôr ]
A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost.
Cultural definitions for ore
notes for ore
Ore deposits are generally mined, and the ore is processed to recover the material.