cement
21Cement — 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… …
22cement — 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… …
23Cément — 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 …
24cement — [[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… …
25cement — I n. 1) to mix; pour cement 2) Portland cement 3) cement sets II v. to cement smt. together * * * [sɪ ment] pour cement Portland cement to mix to cement smt. together cement sets …
26cement — I UK [səˈment] / US noun [uncountable] * 1) a grey powder used in building that becomes very hard when you mix it with sand and water 2) formal something that helps to make a relationship, idea etc stronger A belief in freedom is often seen as… …
27cement — ce|ment1 [ sə ment ] noun uncount * 1. ) a gray powder used in building that becomes very hard when you mix it with sand and water 2. ) FORMAL something that helps to make a relationship, idea, etc. stronger: A belief in freedom is often seen as… …
28cement — 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… …
29cement — 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… …
30cemènt — ênta m (ȅ é) drobno mlet gradbeni vezivni material iz žganih silikatov in aluminatov: tovarna, vreča cementa / portlandski cement žgan iz laporja in apnenca // pog. beton: mešati cement; tlak iz cementa ◊ anat. zobni cement kostno tkivo, ki… …
