- roofing
- noun Date: 15th century material for a roof
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Roofing — Roof ing, n. 1. The act of covering with a roof. [1913 Webster] 2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. Fit roofing gave. Southey. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roofing — ► NOUN 1) material for constructing a building s roof. 2) the process of constructing a roof or roofs … English terms dictionary
roofing — [ro͞of′iŋ, roof′iŋ] n. 1. the act of covering with a roof 2. material for a roof or roofs 3. a roof … English World dictionary
roofing — [[t]ru͟ːfɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Roofing is material used for making or covering roofs. A gust of wind pried loose a section of sheet metal roofing... Stone began to be used as a roofing material. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Roofing is the work… … English dictionary
roofing — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of roofing material include: felt, composition, roll roofing, shingles, wood shingles, composition shingles, asbestos, slate shingles, tile, asphalt, tar, shake, copper, tin, galvanized iron, thatch, straw, sod … English dictionary for students
roofing — Pili. ♦ Shingle roofing, pili papa. ♦ Corrugated iron roofing, pili hao, pili piula … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Roofing — Roof Roof, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roofed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roofing}.] 1. To cover with a roof. [1913 Webster] I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roofing — noun Roofing is used before these nouns: ↑contractor, ↑nail … Collocations dictionary
Roofing filter — A roofing filter is a type of filter used in a HF receiver (shortwave radio). It is usually found after the first receiver mixer. The goal of a roofing filter is to reduce the passband of the 1st intermediate frequency (IF) to about 6 20 kHz, so… … Wikipedia
roofing paper — ruberoidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Ruloninė hidroizoliacinė medžiaga iš specialaus kartono, įmirkyto naftos bitumu ir apibarstyto smulkiagrūde mineraline medžiaga. atitikmenys: angl. asphalt sheet; asphalt(ed) felt; asphaltic felt;… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
roofing material — noun building material used in constructing roofs • Hypernyms: ↑building material • Hyponyms: ↑roofing paper, ↑tar paper, ↑slate, ↑slating, ↑thatch, ↑tile, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
