How to pronounce shale
American English pronunciation
SHAYL
- IPA
- /ˈʃeɪl/
- Syllables
- SHAYL (1 syllable)
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What shale means
A soft rock of hardened mud that breaks into thin layers
In a sentence: The creek bank was made of crumbly gray shale that split into flat pieces.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English scealu, a shell or husk, from a very old root meaning to split. It is related to shell and scale.
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