Definitions for cement
sɪˈmɛntce·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cementnoun

   concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement

   "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool"

2. cementnoun

   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. cementnoun

   something that hardens to act as adhesive material

4. cementnoun

   any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth

5. cementum, cementverb

   a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

6. cementverb

   make fast as if with cement

   "We cemented our friendship"

7. cementverb

   cover or coat with cement

8. cementverb

   bind or join with or as if with cement

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cementnoun

   A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water.

2. cementnoun

   The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water.

3. cementnoun

   Any material with strong adhesive properties.

4. cementnoun

   A particular type or brand of cement.

5. cementverb

   To affix with cement.

6. cementverb

   To ensure an outcome.

7. Etymology: From caementum, from caedo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CEMENTnoun

   Etymology: cæmentum, Lat.

   1. The matter with which two bodies are made to cohere; as, mortar or glue.

   Your temples burned in their cement, and your franchises confined into an augre’s bore. William Shakespeare, Coriol.

   There is a cement compounded of flower, whites of eggs, and stones powdered, that becometh hard as marble. Francis Bacon.

   You may see divers pebbles, and a crust of cement or stone between them, as hard as the pebbles themselves. Francis Bacon.

   The foundation was made of rough stone, joined together with a most firm cement; upon this was laid another layer, consisting of small stones and cement. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   2. Bond of union in friendship.

   Let not the piece of virtue which is set
   Betwixt us, as the cement of our love,
   To keep it builded, be the ram to batter. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

   What cement should unite heaven and earth, light and darkness? Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis, c. iv.

   Look over the whole creation, and you shall see, that the band or cement, that holds together all the parts of this great and glorious fabrick, is gratitude. South.

2. To Cementverb

   To unite by means of something interposed.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   But how the fear of us
   May cement their divisions, and bind up
   The petty difference, we yet not know. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cl.

   Liquid bodies have nothing to cement them; they are all loose and incoherent, and in a perpetual flux: even an heap of sand, or fine powder, will suffer no hollowness within them, though they be dry substances. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   Edgar
   Cemented all the long contending powers. Philips.

   Love with white lead cements his wings;
   White lead was sent us to repair
   Two brightest, brittlest earthly things,
   A lady’s face, and china ware. Jonathan Swift.

3. To Cementverb

   To come into conjunction; to cohere.

   When a wound is recent, and the parts of it are divided by a sharp instrument, they will, if held in close contact for some time, reunite by inosculation, and cement like one branch of a tree ingrafted on another. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cement

   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 (aggregate) together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete. Concrete is the most widely used material in existence and is behind only water as the planet's most-consumed resource.Cements used in construction are usually inorganic, often lime or calcium silicate based, which can be characterized as hydraulic or the less common non-hydraulic, depending on the ability of the cement to set in the presence of water (see hydraulic and non-hydraulic lime plaster). Hydraulic cements (e.g., Portland cement) set and become adhesive through a chemical reaction between the dry ingredients and water. The chemical reaction results in mineral hydrates that are not very water-soluble and so are quite durable in water and safe from chemical attack. This allows setting in wet conditions or under water and further protects the hardened material from chemical attack. The chemical process for hydraulic cement was found by ancient Romans who used volcanic ash (pozzolana) with added lime (calcium oxide). Non-hydraulic cement (less common) does not set in wet conditions or under water. Rather, it sets as it dries and reacts with carbon dioxide in the air. It is resistant to attack by chemicals after setting. The word "cement" can be traced back to the Ancient Roman term opus caementicium, used to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick supplements that were added to the burnt lime, to obtain a hydraulic binder, were later referred to as cementum, cimentum, cäment, and cement. In modern times, organic polymers are sometimes used as cements in concrete. World production is about four billion tonnes per year, of which about half is made in China. If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8 billion tonnes, surpassed only by China and the United States. The initial calcination reaction in the production of cement is responsible for about 4% of global CO2 emissions. The overall process is responsible for about 8% of global CO2 emissions, as the cement kiln in which the reaction occurs is typically fired by coal or petroleum coke because a luminous flame is required to heat the kiln by radiant heat transfer. As a result, the production of cement is a major contributor to climate change.

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1. cement

   Cement is a powdery substance made with calcined lime and clay, used as a binder in building materials such as concrete, mortar, and stucco. It hardens when mixed with water due to a chemical reaction called hydration, resulting in a stone-like, durable material. Cement is essential in most construction projects as it provides strength and stability to structures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cementnoun

   any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc

2. Cementnoun

   a kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water

3. Cementnoun

   the powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2

4. Cementnoun

   bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society

5. Cementnoun

   the layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum

6. Cementnoun

   to unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement

7. Cementnoun

   to unite firmly or closely

8. Cementnoun

   to overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom

9. Cementverb

   to become cemented or firmly united; to cohere

10. 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.]

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cement

   A type of material.

   Cement is used on every building site.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Adhesive Material
   • Bind
   • Building Material
   • Coat
   • Concrete
   • Fasten
   • Filling

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of cement in a Sentence

1. Unknown:

   Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together.

2. Nigerian Proverb:

   To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.

3. Noah Bonsey:

   In general, the regime agrees to ceasefires to cement a military victory or to enable the movement of supplies or redeployment of forces elsewhere.

4. Walter Frederick Mondale:

   Political image is like mixing cement. When it's wet, you can move it around and shape it, but at some point it hardens and there's almost nothing you can do to reshape it.

5. Michael Steel:

   If 'Emperor Obama' ignores the American people and announces an amnesty plan that he himself has said over and over again exceeds his constitutional authority, he will cement his legacy of lawlessness and ruin the chances for congressional action on this issue and many others.

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