cinder

• Ein kleines Stück teilweise verbranntes Material wie Kohle oder Holz, das nicht mehr brennt, aber noch glühen kann; Rückstand nach einem Feuer.

A small piece of partly burned coal, wood, or other combustible material that is no longer burning but may still be hot.

1. Small piece of burnt materialB1formal

   A small piece of partly burned coal, wood, or other material that is no longer burning but may still be hot.

   Glutstück

   • The fire had died down, leaving only a pile of cinders.
   • He brushed the cinders off his jacket after the bonfire.
   • Cinders from the furnace were scattered across the floor.

   Synonymeashcharcoalclinkerember

2. Volcanic rock fragmentC1formalscientific

   A small, porous, glassy fragment of lava ejected from a volcano.

   Vulkanische Schlacke

   • The volcano erupted, showering the area with hot cinders.
   • Geologists studied the cinders to understand the eruption history.
   • The trail was covered in black volcanic cinders.

   Synonymescoria