What does cement mean?
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sɪˈmɛntce·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
cement(noun)
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
"they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
cement(noun)
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
cement(noun)
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
cement(noun)
any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
cementum, cement(verb)
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
cement(verb)
make fast as if with cement
"We cemented our friendship"
cement(verb)
cover or coat with cement
cement(verb)
bind or join with or as if with cement
Wiktionary
cement(Noun)
A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water.
Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.
cement(Noun)
The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water.
Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.
cement(Noun)
Any material with strong adhesive properties.
Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.
cement(Noun)
A particular type or brand of cement.
Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.
cement(Verb)
To affix with cement.
Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.
cement(Verb)
To ensure an outcome.
Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.
Webster Dictionary
Cement(noun)
any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
a kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
the powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
the layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
to unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
to unite firmly or closely
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(noun)
to overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Cement(verb)
to become cemented or firmly united; to cohere
Etymology: [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]
Freebase
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later referred to as cementum, cimentum, cäment, and cement. Cements used in construction can be characterized as being either hydraulic or non-hydraulic. Hydraulic cements harden because of hydration, a chemical reaction between the anhydrous cement powder and water. Thus, they can harden underwater or when constantly exposed to wet weather. The chemical reaction results in hydrates that are not very water-soluble and so are quite durable in water. Non-hydraulic cements do not harden underwater; for example, slaked limes harden by reaction with atmospheric carbon dioxide. The most important uses of cement are as an ingredient in the production of mortar in masonry, and of concrete, a combination of cement and an aggregate to form a strong building material.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cement
se-ment′, n. anything that makes two bodies stick together: mortar: a bond of union.—v.t. to unite with cement: to join firmly.—n. Cementā′tion, the act of cementing: the process by which iron is turned into steel, glass into porcelain, &c.—done by surrounding them with a cement or powder and exposing them to heat.—adjs. Cement′atory, Cementi′tious, having the quality of cementing or uniting firmly. [O. Fr. ciment—L. cæmentum, chip of stone used to fill up in building a wall, cædimentum—cædĕre, to cut.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
cement
Hydraulic cements are much used in building permanent fortifications. The cement used by the Romans in their great sea-walls, aqueducts, etc., which are still standing as monuments of their civil engineering, was pozzuolana, a volcanic earth from near Baiæ, Italy. It is still an article of export from Italy. The most noted modern cement is Portland, made artificially in England by burning a mixture of the chalk and clay from the valley of the Medway.
Editors Contribution
cement
A type of material.
Cement is used on every building site.
Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of cement in a Sentence
If Beijing responds with a large property and construction-heavy stimulus package, the resulting increase in cement and steel production could increase carbon intensity.
A man who builds his own pedestal had better use strong cement.
While at work, without any initial interaction leading him to believe theres a potential threat, he was attacked by an inmate, the inmate caught him off-guard, grabbed him by his throat and then swept his legs out from under so aggressively that when he was knocked off balance and thrown to the floor, the first part of his body to strike the cement was his head.
In general, many microbes like to 'eat' organic compounds, especially certain lipids, for lunch, and can destroy the bulk of the organics before they have a chance to get preserved, iron can rapidly entomb or bind to the organics and make them unavailable to 'eat,' similar to encasing a sandwich in cement.
This train was carrying cement, which is not hazardous material, we are keeping an eye out for diesel.
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Translations for cement
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- sementAfrikaans
- أسمنتArabic
- цимент, циментирамBulgarian
- cimentCatalan, Valencian
- cementCzech
- smentio, sment, cadarnhau, cryfhauWelsh
- cement, cementereDanish
- zementieren, ZementGerman
- τσιμέντοGreek
- pegamento, cementoSpanish
- tsementEstonian
- سیمان, ملاتPersian
- sementti, liimaFinnish
- sementFaroese
- ciment, adhésif, colleFrench
- stroighin, suimintigh, táthaigh, stroighnighIrish
- cementoGalician
- ցեմենտArmenian
- semenIndonesian
- cemento, cementare, adesivo, consolidareItalian
- בטוןHebrew
- セメントJapanese
- 시멘트Korean
- چهمهنتۆKurdish
- limCornish
- caementumLatin
- simenMalay
- cementDutch
- cementPolish
- cimentoPortuguese
- cimentRomanian
- цементировать, цементRussian
- cementSerbo-Croatian
- çimentoAlbanian
- simitiSwahili
- சிமிட்டி, பைஞ்சுதைTamil
- çimentoTurkish
- xi măngVietnamese
- צוקלעפּןYiddish
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