asbestos

English

Wikipedia

Asbestos fibers.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (asbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σβέννυμι (sbennumi, “I quench, quell”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæs.bɛs.tɒs/ SAMPA: /"{s.bEs.tQs/

Noun

asbestos (uncountable)

1. Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, and chemical filters; The small fibres can cause cancer when lodged in the lungs.

Derived terms

• asbestosis

Translations

any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate

Arabic: اسبستوس Armenian: ազբեստ (hy) (azbest) Bosnian: azbest (bs) m. Bulgarian: азбест (bg) Catalan: asbest (ca) m., amiant (ca) m. Croatian: àzbest (hr) m. Czech: azbest (cs) m. Dutch: asbest (nl) n. Finnish: asbesti (fi) French: amiante (fr) m. Georgian: აზბესტი (ka) (azbesti)

German: Asbest (de) m. Greek: αμίαντος (el) (amíantos) m. Hungarian: azbeszt (hu) Polish: azbest (pl) m. Russian: асбест (ru) (asbést) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: азбест (sr) m. Roman: azbest (sr) m. Spanish: asbesto (es) m., amianto (es) m. Tamil: கல்நார் (ta) (kalnAr) Turkish: asbest (tr)

Adjective

asbestos (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to asbestos.

Translations

of or relating to asbestos

Arabic: asbestos (ar) Bulgarian: азбестов (bg) Croatian: àzbestnī (hr) Dutch: asbest- (nl) Estonian: asbest (et) Finnish: asbesti (fi) French: amiante (fr)

Greek: αμίαντος (el) Italian: amianto (it) Japanese: 石綿 (いしわた, ishiwata) (せきめん, sekimen), アスベスト(asubesuto) Polish: azbestowy (pl) m. Russian: асбестовый (ru) Swedish: asbest (sv) c.

External links

• Asbestos Fiber Types