cementation

[ see-muhn-tey-shuhn, -men-, sem-uhn- ]

/ ˌsi mənˈteɪ ʃən, -mɛn-, ˌsɛm ən- /

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noun

the act, process, or result of cementing.

Metallurgy. the heating of two substances in contact in order to effect some change in one of them, especially, the formation of steel by heating iron in powdered charcoal.

Origin of cementation

First recorded in 1585–95; cement + -ation

Words nearby cementation

celtuce, celure, CEMA, cembalo, cement, cementation, cementicle, cementifying fibroma, cementite, cementitious, cement line

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Example sentences from the Web for cementation

Steel of cementation, or blistered steel and cast steel, are treated under the article Steel.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
This kind is called natural or German steel, and is much inferior to that obtained by cementation.
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen
As to cementation with salt, however, we have some data at about the beginning of the Christian Era.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
It is conveyed into reservoirs containing pieces of old iron; the sulphate is thus decomposed into copper of cementation.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

The Sheffield furnace for making bar or blistered steel, called the furnace of cementation, is represented in fig. 1054.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for cementation

cementation

/ (ˌsiːmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel

the process of cementing or being cemented

civil engineering the injection of cement grout into fissured rocks to make them watertight

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Scientific definitions for cementation

cementation

[ sē′mĕn-tā′shən ]

A metallurgical coating process in which a metal or alloy such as iron or steel is immersed in a powder of another metal, such as zinc, chromium, or aluminum, and heated to a temperature below the melting point of either. Cementation is often employed to increase resistance to oxidation.

单词	cementation
释义	cementation [ see-muhn-tey-shuhn, -men-, sem-uhn- ] / ˌsi mənˈteɪ ʃən, -mɛn-, ˌsɛm ən- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cementation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act, process, or result of cementing. Metallurgy. the heating of two substances in contact in order to effect some change in one of them, especially, the formation of steel by heating iron in powdered charcoal. Origin of cementation First recorded in 1585–95; cement + -ation Words nearby cementation celtuce, celure, CEMA, cembalo, cement, cementation, cementicle, cementifying fibroma, cementite, cementitious, cement line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cementation Steel of cementation, or blistered steel and cast steel, are treated under the article Steel. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure This kind is called natural or German steel, and is much inferior to that obtained by cementation. Popular Technology; Volume 2\|Edward Hazen As to cementation with salt, however, we have some data at about the beginning of the Christian Era. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola It is conveyed into reservoirs containing pieces of old iron; the sulphate is thus decomposed into copper of cementation. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The Sheffield furnace for making bar or blistered steel, called the furnace of cementation, is represented in fig. 1054. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure British Dictionary definitions for cementation cementation / (ˌsiːmɛnˈteɪʃən) / noun the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel the process of cementing or being cemented civil engineering the injection of cement grout into fissured rocks to make them watertight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cementation continuity, unity, rationality, consistency, integrity, solidarity, correspondence, concordance, consonance, union, congruity, connection, construction, cling, tenacity, adherence, bond, conformity, attachment, intelligibility Scientific definitions for cementation cementation [ sē′mĕn-tā′shən ] A metallurgical coating process in which a metal or alloy such as iron or steel is immersed in a powder of another metal, such as zinc, chromium, or aluminum, and heated to a temperature below the melting point of either. Cementation is often employed to increase resistance to oxidation. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cementation

noun

Origin of cementation

Words nearby cementation

Example sentences from the Web for cementation

British Dictionary definitions for cementation

noun

Words related to cementation

Scientific definitions for cementation