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剥土比 (はくどひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

剥はく土ど比ひ

Meanings

1

noun

stripping ratio

rare term

Rare mining or civil engineering term for the ratio of overburden removed to ore extracted.

この鉱こう山ざんの剥はく土ど比ひは非ひ常じょうに高たかい。
The stripping ratio of this mine is very high.

Written forms

剥はく土ど比ひ
Rare technical term; the kanji spelling is the primary form given.
剝はく土ど比ひ
Variant kanji form using 剝 instead of 剥; both are rare.

Kanji

剥come off, peel, fade
土soil, earth, ground

比compare, race, ratio

剝come off, peel, fade

Etymology

Compound of 剥 (はく, 'to strip') + 土 (ど, 'soil') + 比 (ひ, 'ratio'). The exact origin is uncertain; likely a technical coinage in mining or civil engineering.