Cement

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cement
v. coat with cement, fill with cement; bind together with cement; reinforce
 
n. concrete, mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)


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Cement
In the most general sense of the word, cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The name "cement" goes back to the Romans who used the term "opus caementitium" to describe masonry which resembled concrete and was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick additives which 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 are characterized as hydraulic or non-hydraulic.
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Cement
Cement /ce·ment/ 1. a substance that produces a solid union between two surfaces. 2. dental c. 3. cementum. [more]Cement - Community and Resources

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cement
Noun
1. concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the gray cement beside the pool"
(hypernym) concrete
2. 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
(hypernym) building material
(hyponym) hydraulic cement, Portland cement
(substance-holonym) concrete
3. something that hardens to act as adhesive material
(hypernym) adhesive material, adhesive
(hyponym) glue, gum, mucilage
4. any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
(hypernym) filling, fill
5. a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
(synonym) cementum
(hypernym) solid body substance
(part-holonym) root, tooth root
Verb
1. make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
(hypernym) bind
2. cover or coat with cement
(hypernym) coat, surface
3. bind or join with or as if with cement
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure


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cement (het/de)
n. cement, concrete, mortar; bonding agent

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