cement

ce·ment

 (sĭ-mĕnt′)

n.

1.

a. A building material made by grinding calcined limestone and clay to a fine powder, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete.

b. Portland cement.

c. Concrete.

2. A substance that hardens to act as an adhesive; glue.

3. Something that serves to bind or unite: "Custom was in early days the cement of society" (Walter Bagehot).

4. Geology A chemically precipitated substance that binds particles of clastic rocks.

5. Dentistry A substance used for filling cavities or anchoring crowns, inlays, or other restorations.

6. Variant of cementum.

v. ce·ment·ed, ce·ment·ing, ce·ments

v.tr.

1. To bind with or as if with cement.

2. To cover or coat with cement.

v.intr.

To become cemented.

Idiom:

in cement

Firmly settled or determined; unalterable: The administration's position on taxes was set in cement despite the unfavorable public response.

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[Middle English, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum, rough-cut stone, rubble used in making concrete, from caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]

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ce·ment′er n.

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cement

(sɪˈmɛnt)

n

1. (Building) a fine grey powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water and sand to make mortar, or with water, sand, and aggregate, to make concrete

2. a binder, glue, or adhesive

3. something that unites or joins; bond

4. (Dentistry) dentistry any of various materials used in filling teeth

5. (Geological Science) mineral matter, such as silica and calcite, that binds together particles of rock, bones, etc, to form a solid mass of sedimentary rock

6. (Anatomy) another word for cementum

vb (tr)

7. to reinforce or consolidate: once a friendship is cemented it will last for life.

8. to join, bind, or glue together with or as if with cement

9. (Building) to coat or cover with cement

[C13: from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum stone from the quarry, from caedere to hew]

ceˈmenter n

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ce•ment

(sɪˈmɛnt)

n.

1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usu. mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.

2. any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used esp. for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.

3. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.

4. anything that binds or unites.

5.

a. a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth.

b. cementum.

v.t.

6. to unite by or as if by cement: an experience that cemented our friendship.

7. to coat or cover with cement.

v.i.

8. to become cemented; cohere.

[1250–1300; ciment < Old French < Latin cēmentum,caementa rough stone from the quarry <caed(ere) to cut]

ce•ment′a•ble, adj.

ce•ment′er, n.

ce•ment′less, adj.

pron: See police.

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cement

Past participle: cemented
Gerund: cementing

Imperative

cement

cement

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cement - concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool" concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
	2.	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 building material - material used for constructing buildings hydraulic cement, Portland cement - a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water mortar - used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
	3.	cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together glue, mucilage, gum - cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive putty - a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass iron putty - a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant red-lead putty - a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings mastic - a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
	4.	cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth filling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
	5.	cement - a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth cementum solid body substance - the solid parts of the body tooth root, root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Verb	1.	cement - make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship" bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
	2.	cement - cover or coat with cement coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" cement - bind or join with or as if with cement
	3.	cement - bind or join with or as if with cement fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" cement - cover or coat with cement

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cement

noun

1. mortar, plaster, paste The stone work has all been pointed with cement.

2. sealant, glue, gum, adhesive, binder Stick the pieces on with tile cement.

verb

1. stick, join, bond, attach, seal, glue, plaster, gum, weld, solder Most artificial joints are cemented into place.

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Translations

إسْمَنْتسِمِنْت، إسْمَنْتمادة لاصِقَهميناء الأسنانيثبّت بالأسْمَنْت

cementcementovatlepidlotmelzubní cement

cementcementereklisterbindemiddel

ZementzementierenKlebstoffZahnzement

μπετόντσιμεντένιοςτσιμέντο

cementocolaempastepegamentoadhesivo

sementtiliima

cimentcolleadhésifamalgame

cement

cementfogcement

límlíma; festa, bindasementtannfyllingarefni

cementocementareadesivocemento umidocolla per modellismo

セメント

시멘트

betono maišytuvascementascementuotiplombarišamoji medžiaga

cementētcementssaistvielazobu cements

cement

sementsementerebindemiddellime

cement

cimento

цементцементировать

cementcementovaťzubný cement

cement

cement

ซีเมนต์

çimentoçimentolamakçirişdolgu maddesitutkal

xi măng

水泥用水泥粘合粘固粉胶接剂

cement

[səˈment]

A. N → cemento m; (= glue) → cola f

B. VT

1. (Constr) → cementar, cubrir de cemento

2. (fig) → cimentar

C. CPD cement mixer N → hormigonera f

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cement

[sɪˈmɛnt]

n

(= powder) → ciment m

(= concrete) → ciment m

(= glue) → colle f

vt

(= stick) (with cement) → cimenter; (with glue) → coller

(= strengthen) [+ bond, link] → renforcer

(= enhance) [+ reputation, position] → consolider

cement over

(= cover with cement) vt → recouvrir de cimentcement mixer n → bétonnière f

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cement

n

(Build) → Zement m; (inf: = concrete) → Beton m

(= glue) → Leim m, → Klebstoff m; (for holes etc, fig) → Kitt m

(of tooth) → (Zahn-)zement m

vt (Build) → zementieren; (= glue) → leimen, kitten; (fig) → festigen, zementieren

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cement

[səˈmɛnt]

1. n → cemento; (glue) → adesivo

2. vt → cementare

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cement

(səˈment) noun

1. 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. sement سِمِنْت، إسْمَنْت цимент cimento cement der Zement cement τσιμέντοcemento tsement سیمان sementti cimentמלט सीमेंट cement cement semen sement cemento セメント 시멘트 cementas cements simen cementsementcement سمينټ cimento ciment цемент cement cement cement cement ปูนซีเมนต์ çimento 水泥 цемент سیمنٹ xi măng 水泥

2. any of several types of glue. lym مادة لاصِقَه спойка cola lepidlo, tmel der Klebstoff bindemiddel; klister κόλλαadhesivo sideaine چسب liima ciment חוֹמֵר הַדבָּקָה वजनचूर्ण univerzalno ljepilo ragasztószer perekat lím adesivo 接着剤 접합제 rišamoji medžiaga saistviela gam bindmiddel binde-/klebemiddel klej سریښ cola liant клей tmel lepilo lepak kitt, bindemedel กาว tutkal, zamk, çiriş 接合劑 цементуюча, клеюча речовина گوند کی کوئی بھی قسم chất gắn như xi măng 胶接剂

3. a substance used to fill cavities in teeth. sement ميناء الأسنان вещество за пломба massa zubní cement der Zahnzement cement υλικό σφραγίσματος των δοντιών empaste hambatsement سمنتوم paikka-aine amalgame חוֹמֵר לְסתִימָה दांतों में हुए छिद्र में भरा जाने वाला पदार्थ cement (fog)cement tambal gigi tannfyllingarefni amalgama 歯科用セメント 공동 충전제 plomba zobu cements simen gigi plombeerselsementcement سمنتوم massa ciment пломбировочный материал zubný cement amalgam cement fyllning ปูนสำหรับอุดฟัน (diş) dolgu maddesi 用來填補牙齒凹洞的黏固粉 пломбувальний цемент دانتوں کے خلا کو بھرنے والا مادہ bột hàn răng 粘固粉

verb

to join firmly with cement. met sement messel يثبّت بالأسْمَنْت споявам cimentar (za/vy)cementovat zementieren cementere τσιμεντάρω unir con cemento tsementima سیمان کردن liimata cimenter לְהַדבִּיק जोड़ना vezati cementom, cementirati (cementtel) összeragaszt menyemen líma; festa, binda cementare セメントで固める 시멘트로 결합시키다 cementuoti cementēt menyimen cementerenlime, binde sammen, sementerespajać, cementować سمنت کول cimentar a cimenta цементировать cementovať spojiti zacementirati cementera, sammanfoga ฉาบด้วยซีเมนต์ çimentolamak 用水泥黏合 цементувати سیمنٹ سے مضبوطی سے جوڑنا trát xi măng 用水泥粘合

cement mixer

a machine with a revolving drum in which water and cement are mixed together. sementmenger خَلاّطَةُ اسْمَنْت цеменовоз misturadora míchačka na cement der Zementmischer cementblander μπετονιέραhormigonera tsemendiveski ماشین مخلوط کننه سیمان و آب betonimylly bétonnière מְעֲרבֵּל בֶּטוֹן एक मशीन जो सीमेंट बालू आदि मिलाती है mješalica za beton betonkeverő (gép) molen, pengaduk semen steypuhrærivél betoniera コンクリートミキサー 콘크리트 믹서 betono maišytuvas betona maisītājs mesin pembancuh simen betonmolen sementblanderbetoniarka د سیمنت مخلوط کن ماشین misturadora betonieră бетономешалка miešačka na betón mešalec mešalica cementblandare เครื่องผสมปูนซีเมนต์ çimento/beton karıcı 水泥攪拌器 бетономішалка سیمنٹ ریت کوملانے والی مشین máy trộn xi măng 水泥搅拌器

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cement

→ إسْمَنْت cement cement Zement τσιμέντο cemento sementti ciment cement cemento セメント 시멘트 cement sement cement cimento цемент cement ซีเมนต์ çimento xi măng 水泥

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ce·ment

n. cemento, sustancia adherente.

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cement

n (dent, ortho) cemento

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