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cement

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ce·ment  (s-mnt)
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.

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

ce·menter n.

cement [sɪˈmɛnt]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / 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. (Medicine / Dentistry) Dentistry any of various materials used in filling teeth
5. (Earth Sciences / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) another word for cementum
vb (tr)
1. to reinforce or consolidate once a friendship is cemented it will last for life
2. to join, bind, or glue together with or as if with cement
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to coat or cover with cement
[from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum stone from the quarry, from caedere to hew]
cementer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cement - concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cementcement - 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
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
Verb1.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

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
stick, join, bond, attach, seal, glue, plaster, gum, weld, solder Most artificial joints are cemented into place.
Translations
cement [səˈment]
A. Ncemento m; (= glue) → cola f
B. VT
1. (Constr) → cementar, cubrir de cemento
2. (fig) → cimentar
C. CPD cement mixer Nhormigonera f

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) vtrecouvrir de ciment
cement mixer nbétonnière f

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

cement [səˈmɛnt]
1. ncemento; (glue) → adesivo
2. vtcementare

cement
n cement [səˈment]
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 cement cement der Zement τσιμέντο cemento tsement سیمان sementti ciment מֶלֶט सीमेंट cement cement semen sement cemento セメント 시멘트 cementas cements simen cement sement cement cimento ciment цемент cement cement cement cement ปูนซีเมนต์ çimento 水泥 цемент سیمنٹ xi măng
2 any of several types of glue. lym مادة لاصِقَه спойка lepidlo, tmel bindemiddel; klister der Klebstoff κόλλα adhesivo sideaine چسب kitti ciment חוֹמֵר הַדבָּקָה वजनचूर्ण univerzalno ljepilo ragasztószer perekat lím adesivo 接着剤 접합제 rišamoji medžiaga saistviela gam bindmiddel binde-/klebemiddel klej 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
3 a substance used to fill cavities in teeth. sement ميناء الأسنان вещество за пломба zubní cement cement der Zahnzement υλικό σφραγίσματος των δοντιών empaste hambatsement سمنتوم sementti, paikkausaine 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 plombeersel sement cement (plomba do wypełniania zębów) 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
v
to join firmly with cement. met sement messel يثبّت بالأسْمَنْت споявам (za/vy)cementovat cementere zementieren τσιμεντάρω unir con cemento tsementima سیمان کردن kitata 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 cementeren lime, binde sammen, sementere spajać, cementować 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
cement mixer
a machine with a revolving drum in which water and cement are mixed together. sementmenger خَلاّطَةُ اسْمَنْت цеменовоз míchačka na cement cementblander der Zementmischer μπετονιέρα hormigonera 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 sementblander betoniarka 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

cement أسمنت 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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We shall understand how they work, by supposing masons first to pile up a broad ridge of cement, and then to begin cutting it away equally on both sides near the ground, till a smooth, very thin wall is left in the middle; the masons always piling up the cut-away cement, and adding fresh cement, on the summit of the ridge.
This great cement of society, which will diffuse itself almost wholly through the channels of the particular governments, independent of all other causes of influence, would insure them so decided an empire over their respective citizens as to render them at all times a complete counterpoise, and, not unfrequently, dangerous rivals to the power of the Union.
No, I think of sinking this engine in the earth alone, binding it with hoops of wrought iron, and finally surrounding it with a thick mass of masonry of stone and cement.
 
 
 
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