cinder

• Petit morceau de charbon, de bois ou d'autre matière combustible partiellement brûlée, qui ne flambe plus mais peut rester chaud. Peut aussi désigner les résidus solides de la combustion.

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.

   braise

   • 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.

   Synonymesashcharcoalclinkerember

2. Volcanic rock fragmentC1formalscientific

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

   Scorie volcanique

   • 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.

   Synonymesscoria