单词 | cement |
释义 | Word Frequency cement(sɪˈmɛnt) noun 1. 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 any of various materials used in filling teeth 5. mineral matter, such as silica and calcite, that binds together particles of rock, bones, etc, to form a solid mass of sedimentary rock 6. another word for cementum verb (transitive) 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. to coat or cover with cement Derived forms cementer (ceˈmenter) noun Word origin C13: from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum stone from the quarry, from caedere to hew |
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