cement
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- cæment (archaic)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin caementum (“quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar”), from caedo (“I cut, hew”).
Pronunciation [edit]
-
Audio (US) (file)
Noun [edit]
cement (plural cements)
- (uncountable) A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water.
- (uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water.
- (uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive properties.
- (countable) A particular type or brand of cement.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
a powdered substance
|
|
the paste-like substance
|
|
any material with strong adhesive properties
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
See also [edit]
Verb [edit]
cement (third-person singular simple present cements, present participle cementing, simple past and past participle cemented)
- To affix with cement.
- (figuratively) To ensure an outcome.
- "But friendship is a calm and sedate affection, conducted by reason and cemented by habit;" David Hume, http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=704&chapter=137514&layout=html&Itemid=27
Translations [edit]
to affix with cement
|
to ensure an outcome
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
Czech [edit]
Noun [edit]
cement m
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
-
audio (file)
Noun [edit]
cement m
Declension [edit]
declension of cement
Derived terms [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /tsěment/
- Hyphenation: ce‧ment
Noun [edit]
cèment m (Cyrillic spelling цѐмент)
Declension [edit]
declension of cement
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | cement |
| genitive | cementa |
| dative | cementu |
| accusative | cement |
| vocative | cemente |
| locative | cementu |
| instrumental | cementom |
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
cement c
Declension [edit]
Declension of cement