About The Word Asphalt
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Asphalt
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What's The Definition Of Asphalt?
[n] a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
[n] mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing [adj] covered with paving material [v] cover with tar or asphalt, of roads Synonyms | Synonyms for Asphalt: macadam | macadamised | macadamized | mineral pitch | paved | tar | tarmac | tarmacadam Related Terms | Find terms related to Asphalt: alabaster | amphibole | antimony | apatite | aplite | arsenic | asbestos | azurite | bauxite | bitumen | bituminous macadam | blacktop | boron | brick | brimstone | bromine | brucite | calcite | canvas | carbon | carpeting | celestite | cement | chalcedony | chlorite | chromite | clapboard | clay | coal | cobble | cobblestone | coke | concrete | cork tile | corundum | cryolite | curb | curbing | curbstone | diatomite | edgestone | emery | epidote | epsomite | feldspar | fiber glass | flag | flagging | flagstone | flooring | Formica | garnet | glauconite | graphite | gravel | gypsum | hatchettine | holosiderite | iron pyrites | jet | kerb | kerbstone | kyanite | lignite | lime | linoleum | macadam | magnesite | malachite | maltha | marcasite | marl | Masonite | meerschaum | mica | mineral coal | mineral oil | mineral salt | mineral tallow | mineral tar | mineral wax | molybdenite | monazite | obsidian | olivine | ozokerite | pantile | paper | parquet | pavement | pavestone | paving | paving stone | peat | perlite | phosphate rock | phosphorus | plasterboard | plywood | pumice | pyrite | pyrites | pyroxene | quartz | realgar | red clay | rhodonite | road metal | rock crystal | rocks | roofage | roofing | roofing paper | salt | selenite | selenium | shake | sheathing board | sheeting | shingle | siderite | siding | silica | silicate | silicon | slate | spar | spinel | spodumene | spun glass | stone | sulfur | talc | talcum | tar paper | Tarmac | tarmacadam | Tarvia | tellurium | thatch | tile | tilestone | tiling | veneer | wainscoting | wallboard | walling | wallpaper | washboard | weatherboard | wollastonite | wood | wulfenite | zeolite See Also | mineral | pave | paving material Asphalt In Webster's Dictionary \As"phalt\, Asphaltum \As*phal"tum\, n. [Gr. ?, of
eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.]
1. Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It
is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a
surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated,
leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of
the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or
the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of
Asia, Europe, and America. See {Bitumen}.
2. A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used
for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for
bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt
is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.
{Asphalt stone}, {Asphalt rock}, a limestone found
impregnated with asphalt.
\As"phalt\, v. t. To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted streets. |
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