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bitume — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • asphalt noun A thick, sticky black substance used mainly for surfacing roads, mixed with sand and gravel.
  • bitumen noun A thick, sticky, black substance made from petroleum, used in things like cement and road surfaces.
  • pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
  • tar noun A thick, dark, sticky substance made from coal or wood, used in roofing and road-making.

Senses

bitume is used for these senses in English:

  • asphalt A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
  • 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.
  • pitch A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil and tar.
  • tar (usually, uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

asphalt — full definition

  1. noun A thick, sticky black substance used mainly for surfacing roads, mixed with sand and gravel.
  2. verb To cover a surface with asphalt.

bitumen — full definition

  1. noun A thick, sticky, black substance made from petroleum, used in things like cement and road surfaces.
  2. noun Any of several natural tar-like substances, ranging from hard, solid asphalt to thin, runny oils.
  3. noun A road surface made of bitumen, rather than bare earth.
  4. noun A very heavy type of crude oil found in deposits in Canada.
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