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asphaltum — 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.

Senses

asphaltum 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.

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.

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