mortar

mortar

mortar (background) and pestle (foreground)

mor·tar

 (môr′tər)

n.

1. A vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.

2. A machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed.

3.

a. A portable, usually muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories.

b. A shell fired by such a cannon.

c. Any of several similar devices, such as one that shoots life lines across a stretch of water.

d. A short, usually stationary, muzzleloading cannon used from the 1700s to early 1900s to fire large round shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories.

4. Any of various bonding materials used in masonry, surfacing, and plastering, especially a mixture of cement or lime, sand, and water that hardens in place and is used to bind together bricks or stones.

tr.v. mor·tared, mor·tar·ing, mor·tars

1. To bombard with mortar shells.

2. To plaster or join with mortar.

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[Middle English morter, from Old English mortere and from Old French mortier, both from Latin mortārium; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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mortar

(ˈmɔːtə)

n

1. (Building) a mixture of cement or lime or both with sand and water, used as a bond between bricks or stones or as a covering on a wall

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a muzzle-loading cannon having a short barrel and relatively wide bore that fires low-velocity shells in high trajectories over a short range

3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a similar device for firing lifelines, fireworks, etc

4. (Ceramics) a vessel, usually bowl-shaped, in which substances are pulverized with a pestle

5. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a cast-iron receptacle in which ore is crushed

vb (tr)

6. (Building) to join (bricks or stones) or cover (a wall) with mortar

7. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fire on with mortars

8. dialect Midland English to trample (on)

[C13: from Latin mortārium basin in which mortar is mixed; in some senses, via Old French mortier substance mixed inside such a vessel]

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mor•tar¹

(ˈmɔr tər)

n.

1. a bowl-shaped receptacle of hard material in which substances are pounded or ground with a pestle.

2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground.

3. a cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles.

4. some similar device, as for throwing pyrotechnic bombs or a lifeline.

[before 1000; Middle English, Old English mortere and Old French mortier < Latin mortārium; in definitions 3,4 translation of French mortier < Latin, as above; see -ar²]

mor•tar²

(ˈmɔr tər)

n.

1. a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.

v.t.

2. to plaster or fix with mortar.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French mortier mortar¹, hence the mixture produced in it]

mor′tar•less, adj.

mor′tar•y, adj.

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mortar

A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with either a rifled or smooth bore. It usually has a shorter range than a howitzer, employs a higher angle of fire, and has a tube with a length of 10 to 20 calibers. See also gun; howitzer.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

mortar

Past participle: mortared
Gerund: mortaring

Imperative

mortar

mortar

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mortar - a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range howitzer, trench mortar high-angle gun - a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
	2.	mortar - used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall building material - material used for constructing buildings cement - a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
	3.	mortar - a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Verb	1.	mortar - plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall" masonry - the craft of a mason daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"

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Translations

مِدْفَع هاونمِدْفَعُ هَاوِنْمِلاطمَلَّاطُهاون

maltaminomettřecí miskahmoždíř

mørtelmortermortér

MörserMörtelGranatwerfer

όλμοςγουδίκονίαμα

morteroargamasaalmirez

miinipilduja

kranaatinheitinlaastimörssäriheitinhuhmar

mortier

mužaržbuka

habarcsmaltermozsármozsárágyúvakolat

hræra, steypublandamortél, steytillsprengjuvarpa

mortaioMaltacalcecalcinalanciabombe

モルタル臼砲

모르타르박격포

javamiezerismortīra

mortierspecievijzelmortel

bombekastermørtelmorter(mur)puss

wojskozaprawa murarska

argamassamorteiro

ступаступкаизвестковый растворминометминомёт

maltamažiarmínomet

maltamožnar

avanstupa

granatkastaremortelmurbruk

ปืนใหญ่ขนาดเล็กส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมนต์กับน้ำและทราย

havan topuharçhavandibek

súng cốivữa

迫击炮灰泥浆灰浆研钵臼

mortar

[ˈmɔːtəʳ]

A. N

1. (= cannon) → mortero m

2. (= cement) → argamasa f, mortero m
see also brick A1

3. (= bowl) → mortero m

B. VT (Mil) → bombardear con morteros

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mortar

[ˈmɔː^rtə^r] n → mortier m
pestle and mortar → pilon et mortier

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mortar

¹

n

(= bowl) → Mörser m

(= cannon) → Minenwerfer m

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mortar

²

n (= cement) → Mörtel m

vt → mörteln

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mortar

[ˈmɔːtəʳ] n

a. (cannon, bowl) → mortaio

b. (cement) → malta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mortar¹

(ˈmoːtə) noun

a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place. messelstof مِلاط хоросан argamassa malta der Mörtel mørtel ασβεστοκονίαμα mortero, argamasa mört ملات muurauslaasti mortierמלט खरल, खल्ला žbuka habarcs adukan semen hræra, steypublanda malta モルタル 모르타르 kalkių/cemento skiedinys java adunan simen metselspeciemørtelzaprawa murarska سږو ګډ مواد اود سمټو اوبو argamassa mortar строительный раствор malta malta malter murbruk ส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมนต์กับทรายและน้ำ harç 灰泥漿 вапняний розчин تعمیر کا مسالہ vữa 灰泥浆

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mortar²

(ˈmoːtə) noun

a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks. mortier مِدْفَع هاون минохвъргачка morteiro minomet der Granatwerfer mortér όλμοςmortero mortiir خمپاره انداز kranaatinheitin mortierמרגמה मॉर्टर vrsta kratkometne puške mozsárágyú mortir sprengjuvarpa mortaio 臼砲 박격포 mortyra, minosvaidis mortīra mortar mortierbombekaster moździerz يو ډول ټوپك mortier миномёт mínomet možnar minobacač granatkastare ปืนสั้น havan topu 迫擊砲 мортира; міномет چوڑے دہانے کی چھوٹی توپ súng cối 迫击炮

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mortar³

(ˈmoːtə) noun

a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle. vysel هاون хаван almofariz hmoždíř, třecí miska der Mörser morter γουδίmortero, almirez uhmer هاون داروسازى huhmare mortierמכתש खरल मूसल posuda za mrvljenje mozsár cobek mortél, steytill mortaio 乳鉢 막자 사발, 분쇄기 grūstuvė, piesta miezeris cobek mortier, vijzelmorter moździerz د درملو جوړولو هاونګ mojar ступка mažiar možnar avan mortel ครก havan, dibek 搗缽，磨臼 ступка کھرل cối giã 研钵，臼

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mortar

→ مِدْفَعُ هَاوِنْ, مَلَّاطُ malta, minomet mørtel, morter Mörser, Mörtel κονίαμα, όλμος argamasa, mortero kranaatinheitin, laasti mortier mužar, žbuka calce, mortaio モルタル, 臼砲 모르타르, 박격포 mortel, mortier bombekaster, (mur)puss wojsko, zaprawa murarska argamassa, morteiro миномет, строительный раствор granatkastare, murbruk ปืนใหญ่ขนาดเล็ก, ส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมนต์กับน้ำและทราย harç, havan topu súng cối, vữa 灰浆, 迫击炮

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