ASPHALT DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
asphalt n 1: mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing 2: a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: asphalt, mineral pitch] v 1: cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) asphalt I. noun also asphaltum Etymology: Middle English aspalt, from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos Date: 14th century 1. a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons 2. an asphaltic composition used for pavements and as a waterproof cement • asphaltic adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1859 to cover with asphalt ; pave 1 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary asphalt Asphalt is a black substance used to make the surfaces of things such as roads and playgrounds. = tarmac N-UNCOUNT: oft N n English Explanatory Dictionary asphalt ˈæsfælt n. & v. --n. 1 a dark bituminous pitch occurring naturally or made from petroleum. 2 a mixture of this with sand, gravel, etc., for surfacing roads etc. --v.tr. surface with asphalt. øøasphalter n. asphaltic adj. [ME, ult. f. LL asphalton, -um, f. Gk asphalton] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Asphalt a mineral pitch of a black or brownish-black colour, consisting chiefly of carbon; also a limestone impregnated with bitumen, and more or less in every quarter of the globe. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Asphalt \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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Asphalt \As"phalt\, v. t. To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted streets. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ASPHALT as'-falt. See SLIME. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms asphalt n. ; (also asphaltum) Native bitumen, mineral pitch, Jew's pitch. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 154 Moby Thesaurus words for "asphalt": Formica, Masonite, Tarmac, Tarvia, 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, garnet, glauconite, graphite, gravel, gypsum, hatchettine, holosiderite, iron pyrites, jet, kerb, kerbstone, kyanite, lignite, lime, linoleum, macadam, magnesite, malachite, maltha, marcasite, marl, 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, tarmacadam, tellurium, thatch, tile, tilestone, tiling, veneer, wainscoting, wallboard, walling, wallpaper, washboard, weatherboard, wollastonite, wood, wulfenite, zeolite |
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