Sal

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English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æl

Proper noun

Sal

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Sal

A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Salvador.
A diminutive of the female given name Sally.
One of the ten islands of Cape Verde.
(geology) Alternative form of sal.

Anagrams

ALS, ALs, ASL, LAs, LSA, SLA, a/s/l, al's, als, asl, las

German

Alternative forms

Sial

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) +‎ Al (aluminum).

Noun

Sal n (strong, genitive Sals, no plural)

(geology) The uppermost layer of the Earth, rich in silica- and alumina-bearing minerals.
- 1909, Eduard Suess, “Vierter Theil, Vierundzwanzigster Abschnitt: Die Tiefen”, in Das Antlitz der Erde, volume 3.2, Wien: F. Tempsky, →OCLC, page 626:
  Wir nehmen ferner drei Zonen oder Hüllen als maassgebend für die Beschaffenheit der Erde an, u. zw. die Barysphäre oder das Nife (Ni-Fe), ferner Sima (Si-Mg) und Sal (Si-Al). Diese Theilung unterscheidet sich von der Classification, die von hervorragenden americanischen Petrographen vorgeschlagen wurde, durch die Abtrennung der metallischen Barysphäre (Nife).
  We further assume the existence of three zones or envelopes as determining the structure of the earth, namely, the barysphere or the Nife (Ni-Fe), Sima (Si-Mg), and Sal (Si-Al). This division differs from the classification which has been proposed by distinguished American petrographers, in the separation of the metallic barysphere (Nife).

Anagrams

als, las

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese Sal.

Proper noun

Sal

(Sal) Sal
One of the ten islands of Cape Verde

See also

Djadsal, secondary form
Dja d' Sal, secondary form

^ Eduard Suess (1909) “Vierter Theil, Vierundzwanzigster Abschnitt: Die Tiefen”, in Das Antlitz der Erde (in German), volume 3.2, Wien: F. Tempsky, →OCLC, page 626:
Wir nehmen ferner drei Zonen oder Hüllen als maassgebend für die Beschaffenheit der Erde an, u. zw. die Barysphäre oder das Nife (Ni-Fe), ferner Sima (Si-Mg) und Sal (Si-Al). Diese Theilung unterscheidet sich von der Classification, die von hervorragenden americanischen Petrographen vorgeschlagen wurde, durch die Abtrennung der metallischen Barysphäre (Nife).
We further assume the existence of three zones or envelopes as determining the structure of the earth, namely, the barysphere or the Nife (Ni-Fe), Sima (Si-Mg), and Sal (Si-Al). This division differs from the classification which has been proposed by distinguished American petrographers, in the separation of the metallic barysphere (Nife).

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