giacimento

deposit, bed (geological)

noun jah-chee-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From giacere (to lie), from Latin jacere.

Usage Note

Giacimento refers to a natural underground deposit of minerals, oil, or gas: giacimento petrolifero (oil field), giacimento di carbone (coal seam). It is always masculine. Do not confuse with giacitura (position, inclination of strata) or giaciglio (a makeshift bed).

Examples

"Hanno scoperto un giacimento di gas naturale nel mare."

Natural Translation

They discovered a natural gas deposit in the sea.

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