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1 cement
[sə'ment] 1. noun1) (a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.) ciment2) (any of several types of glue.) liant3) (a substance used to fill cavities in teeth.) ciment2. verb(to join firmly with cement.) a cimenta -
2 concrete
['koŋkri:t] 1. adjective1) (made of concrete: concrete slabs.) de beton2) (able to be seen and felt; real or definite: A wooden table is a concrete object.) concret2. noun(a mixture of cement with sand etc used in building.) beton3. verb(to spread with concrete: We'll have to concrete the garden path.) a betona -
3 mortar
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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 — [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 gun — noun An apparatus for spraying fine concrete or cement mortar • • • Main Entry: ↑cement * * * cement gun, a machine used to apply a mixture of cement, sand, and water under pneumatic pressure, used especially in construction and repair of masonry … Useful english dictionary
sand-sprayed — /sand sprayd /, adj. Building Trades. noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet. * * * … Universalium
sand-sprayed — /sand sprayd /, adj. Building Trades. noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet … Useful english 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
Mixture — For other uses, see Mix (disambiguation). In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but are not combined chemically. Mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more … Wikipedia
Sand — For other uses, see Sand (disambiguation). Close up of sand from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, showing a surface area of 1 square centimetres … Wikipedia
sand — sand1 W3 [sænd] n ↑hourglass, ↑sand [: Old English;] 1.) [U] a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts ▪ a mixture of sand and cement ▪ I have sand in my shoe. 2.) [U and C] an area of beach … Dictionary of contemporary English
sand — 1 noun (U) 1 a) a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts: footprints in the sand b) this substance when it is found in soil, used in building etc: a mixture of sand and cement 2 sands… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Portland cement — is the most common type of cement in general usage in many parts of the world, as it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non specialty grout. It is a fine powder produced by Portland cement clinker (more than 90%), a… … Wikipedia