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Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals concentrated above background levels, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit. [1][2][3] The grade of ore refers to the concentration of the desired material it contains.
a substance formed naturally in the ground and from which metal can be obtained: [ U ] iron ore.
The meaning of ORE is a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked. How to use ore in a sentence.
Definition of ore noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit. 2. a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
1. ore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined. mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. concentrate, dressed ore - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore.
ORE meaning: rock or soil from which metal can be obtained: . Learn more.
ore / ˈ oɚ/ noun. plural ores. Britannica Dictionary definition of ORE. : rocks, earth, etc., from which a valuable metal can be taken. [noncount] The mine is an important producer of iron ore. [count] The company extracts metals from ores.
Ore is a rock that contains minerals like iron, gold, or lead. The seven dwarfs in the movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" worked mining ore. Another meaning of ore is a Swedish unit of money. The krona is made up of 100 ore.
ore. noun [ no plural ] uk / ɔːr/. Add to word list Add to word list. rock or soil from which metal is made: iron ore. (Definition of ore from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
