Shale vs. Slate

Shalenoun

A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

Shalenoun

(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

Shaleverb

To take off the shell or coat of.

Shalenoun

A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

Shalenoun

A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

Shaleverb

To take off the shell or coat of; to shell.

Shalenoun

a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

Shalenoun

soft finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates.

Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock, formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. Shale is characterized by its tendency to split into thin layers (laminae) less than one centimeter in thickness.

Slatenoun

A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

Slatenoun

(uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.

Slatenoun

(countable) A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by younger children for writing practice in schools.

Slatenoun

(countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.

Slatenoun

(countable) A record of money owed.

Slatenoun

A list of affiliated candidates for an election.

Slatenoun

An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.

Slatenoun

A thin plate of any material; a flake.

Slateadjective

Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.

Slateverb

(transitive) To cover with slate.

Slateverb

To criticise harshly.

Slateverb

To schedule.

Slateverb

To anticipate or strongly expect.

Slateverb

To set a dog upon (a person).

Slatenoun

An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.

Slatenoun

Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.

Slatenoun

A prepared piece of such stone.

Slatenoun

An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.

Slatenoun

A thin plate of any material; a flake.

Slatenoun

A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.

Slateverb

To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.

Slateverb

To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.

Slateverb

To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.

Slatenoun

(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

Slatenoun

thin layers of rock used for roofing

Slatenoun

a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

Slatenoun

a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

Slateverb

designate or schedule;

Slateverb

enter on a list or slate for an election;

Slateverb

cover with slate;

Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock.