SHALE


Meaning of SHALE in English

■ noun soft finely stratified sedimentary rock formed from consolidated mud or clay.

Derivatives

shaly (also ~y ) adjective

Origin

C18: prob. from Ger. Schale ; related to Engl. dialect ~ 'dish' (see scale 2 ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.