bitumen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bitumen noun A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
- tarmac noun A tar-based surfacing material used on roads, or the road surface itself.
Senses
bitumen is used for these senses in English:
- bitumen A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
- tarmac (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
bitumen — full definition
- noun A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
- noun Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
- noun Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
- noun Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
tarmac — full definition
- noun A tar-based surfacing material used on roads, or the road surface itself.
- noun The paved area of an airport where aircraft park or move around, apart from the runway.
- verb (of an aircraft) To sit on the ground, often on the taxiway, waiting for permission to take off.