Cement
noun
- 1.
- (gray powder, made by burning lime and clay, mixed with water, etc. to make become concrete, the mixture hardens when it dries) វត្ថុសម្រាប់ភ្ជាប់ wall of cement ស៊ីម៉ង ruber cement ជ័របិទម្យ៉ាង
verb — past tense: cemented ; past participle: cemented ; present participle: cementing ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (Ire become) ស្អិតជាប់, ត្រូវល្មម (ក្លំ)
Example: To coment linoleum to the floor. - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (unite as with cement, to cover with cement) ភ្ជាប់ដោយស៊ីម៉ង់ cement a walk យកស៊ីម៉ង់មកប៉ាត, cement a friendship ពង្រឹង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.
- 2.
- A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water.
- 3.
- The powder used in cementation.
- 4.
- Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society.
- 5.
- The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also cementum.
verb — past tense: cemented ; past participle: cemented ; present participle: cementing ;
- 1.
- To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.
- 2.
- To unite firmly or closely.
- 3.
- To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.