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   cement

   /sɪˈmɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.
   • ▪ concrete.
   • ▪ a soft glue that hardens on setting: "tile cement"
   • ▪ a factor or element that unites a group of people: "trust is the cement that holds organizations together"
   • ▪ a substance for filling cavities in teeth: "dental cement"
   • ▪ a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw.
   • ▪ the material which binds particles together in sedimentary rock.

   verb

   • 1. fix with cement: "wooden posts were cemented into the ground"
   • ▪ settle or establish firmly: "the two firms are expected to cement an agreement soon"
   • ▪ (of a material) bind (particles) together in sedimentary rock: "the original quartz grains were cemented by authigenic quartz"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cementer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   cement. noun [ U ] uk / sɪˈment / us / səˈment / cement noun [U] (BUILDING MATERIAL) Add to word list. a grey powder that is mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand, and small stones to make concrete: a bag of cement. a cement factory. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Building materials. acoustic tile. adobe.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CementCement - Wikipedia

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   A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cementCement Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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: such as. a. : a substance to make objects adhere to each other. b.

5. www.britannica.com › technology › cement-building-materialCement | Definition, Composition, Manufacture, History, & Facts

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   May 24, 2024 · cement, in general, adhesive substances of all kinds, but, in a narrower sense, the binding materials used in building and civil engineering construction. Cements of this kind are finely ground powders that, when mixed with water, set to a hard mass.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCEMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CEMENT meaning: 1. a grey powder that is mixed with water and sand to make mortar or with water, sand, and small…. Learn more.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › cementCEMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. 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. a binder, glue, or adhesive. something that unites or joins; bond. dentistry any of various materials used in filling teeth.

8. www.britannica.com › technology › concrete-building-materialConcrete | Definition, Composition, Uses, Types, & Facts

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water. Learn more about concrete, including its history and uses.

9. www.britannica.com › technology › cement-building-materialCement - Composition, Properties, Major Cements | Britannica

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   May 24, 2024 · Cement - Composition, Properties, Major Cements: Portland cement is made up of four main compounds: tricalcium silicate (3CaO · SiO2), dicalcium silicate (2CaO · SiO2), tricalcium aluminate (3CaO · Al2O3), and a tetra-calcium aluminoferrite (4CaO · Al2O3Fe2O3).

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    noun. /sɪˈment/ [uncountable] a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick stones and bricks together and to make very hard surfaces. Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand. Wordfinder. Topics Physics and chemistry c1, Buildings c1.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCEMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    CEMENT definition: 1. a grey powder used in building which is mixed with water and sand or stones to make a hard…. Learn more.