cement

cement
I. noun Etymology: Middle English sement, from Anglo-French ciment, from Latin caementum stone chips used in making mortar, from caedere to cut Date: 14th century 1. a. concrete b. a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium oxide burned together in a kiln and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and concrete; also any mixture used for a similar purpose 2. a binding element or agency: as a. a substance to make objects adhere to each other b. something serving to unite firmly <
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3. cementum 4. a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities 5. the fine-grained groundmass or glass of a porphyry II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to unite or make firm by or as if by cement 2. to overlay with concrete intransitive verb to become cementedcementer noun

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  • Cement — Cément Le cément (du lat. caementum ; moellon) est un matériaux qui donne de la cohésion à divers éléments. Sommaire 1 En biologie 2 En médecine et dentisterie 3 Dans le domaine de la chimie 4 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cement — CEMÉNT, cementuri, s.n. 1. Agent pulverulent care serveşte la cementarea oţelului. 2. (med.; în sintagma) Cement dentar = material folosit în obturaţia provizorie a cariilor şi la fixarea unor proteze. – Din fr. cément. Trimis de valeriu,… …   Dicționar Român

  • cément — [ semɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1573; lat. cæmentum « moellon » 1 ♦ Techn. Substance qui, chauffée au contact d un métal, diffuse certains de ses éléments plus ou moins profondément dans le métal. Cément solide, gazeux. 2 ♦ (1805) Anat. Revêtement de nature… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • cement — cèment m DEFINICIJA građ. tvar u obliku praha koja, pomiješana s vodom, brzo otvrdnjuje, vezivno sredstvo u građenju [Portland cement; metalurški cement; brzovežući cement; sporovežući cement; bijeli cement; zubarski cement] ETIMOLOGIJA njem.… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Cement — Ce*ment , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cemented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cementing}.] [Cf. F. cimenter. See {Cement}, n.] 1. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite firmly or closely. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cement — Ce*ment (s[e^]*m[e^]nt or s[e^]m [e^]nt), n. [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cement — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. cementncie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} szary proszek otrzymywany z odpowiednio wypalonych i zmielonych surowców mineralnych szybko twardniejący po zmieszaniu z wodą,… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Cement — Cement, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 530 Housing Units (2000): 284 Land area (2000): 0.451786 sq. miles (1.170120 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.451786 sq. miles (1.170120 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cement, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 530 Housing Units (2000): 284 Land area (2000): 0.451786 sq. miles (1.170120 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.451786 sq. miles (1.170120 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • cement — [n] gluing, binding material adhesive, binder, birdlime, bond, concrete, epoxy, glue, grout, gum, gunk*, lime, lute, mortar, mucilage, mud*, paste, plaster, putty, rubber cement, sand, sealant, size, solder, stickum*, tar; concept 475 cement [v]… …   New thesaurus

  • 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

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