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• Cement kiln — Cement kilns are used for the pyroprocessing stage of manufacture of Portland and other types of hydraulic cement, in which calcium carbonate reacts with silica bearing minerals to form a mixture of calcium silicates. Over a billion tonnes of… …   Wikipedia

• cement — [sə ment′] n. [ME & OFr ciment < L caementum, rough stone, chippings < * caedimentum < caedere, to cut down: see CIDE] 1. a) a powdered substance made of burned lime and clay, mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand …   English World dictionary

• cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 2. any of various… …   Universalium

• Cement — In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The name cement goes back to the Romans who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry… …   Wikipedia

• cement — [[t]sɪme̱nt[/t]] cements, cementing, cemented 1) N UNCOUNT Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete. Builders have trouble getting the right amount of cement into their concrete. 2) N UNCOUNT Cement is… …   English dictionary

• cement — ce|ment1 [sıˈment] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ciment, from Latin caementum small pieces of stone used in making mortar , from caedere to cut ] 1.) a grey powder made from ↑lime and clay that becomes hard when it is mixed with… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cement — n. & v. n. 1 a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or used in concrete (see also Portland cement). 2 any similar substance that hardens and fastens on setting. 3 a uniting factor or principle. 4 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• cement mixer — noun a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete • Syn: ↑concrete mixer • Hypernyms: ↑machine * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a truck that has a large container which turns when it is filled …   Useful english dictionary

• cement, concrete — These terms are used interchangeably by many people but not by persons in construction industries. Cement is an adhesive consisting of clay and rock materials that form a paste when mixed with water. Concrete is a construction material made up of …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• cement — 1 noun (U) 1 a grey powder made from lime 1 (3) and clay, that becomes hard when it is mixed with water and allowed to dry, and that is used in building: I think he s outside mixing cement and laying bricks. 2 a thick sticky substance that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cement — [səˈment] noun [U] I a grey powder used in building. It becomes very hard when it is mixed with sand and water. II verb [T] cement [səˈment] 1) to make a relationship or idea stronger or more certain 2) to cover a surface with cement …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English