asphalt
See also: Asphalt
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).[1] Displaced native Old English eorþteoru.
Pronunciation
edit- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæʃfɑlt/, /ˈæsfɑlt/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈæʃfɔlt/, /ˈæsfɔlt/, /ˈæʃfɛlt/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæsfælt/, /ˈæsfəlt/, /ˈæsfɔːlt/, /ˈæʃfælt/, /ˈæʃfəlt/, /ˈæʃfɔːlt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæsfɔlt/, /ˈæʃfɔlt/
Noun
editasphalt (countable and uncountable, plural asphalts)
- 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.
- Synonym: bitumen
- Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
- 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 214:
- Between the grey mist of rainclouds the sun suddenly appeared to mottle the wet asphalt of Marble Arch in patches of silver and ebony.
Derived terms
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editsticky, black and highly viscous liquid
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asphalt concrete
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Verb
editasphalt (third-person singular simple present asphalts, present participle asphalting, simple past and past participle asphalted)
- (transitive) To pave with asphalt.
Translations
editto pave with asphalt
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “asphalt”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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