asphalt cement
1asphalt cement — noun : a refined asphalt free from water and coarse foreign material and containing less than one percent of ash * * * asphalt cement, a refined, semisolid asphalt used for paving …
2asphalt cement — abbr. A.C. A refined asphalt, or combination of refined asphalt and flux, of suitable consistency for paving purposes …
3Asphalt concrete — Asphalt concrete. As shown in this cross section, many older roadways are …
4Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea …
5Asphalt industry in Trinidad — The Asphalt industry in Trinidad is located at the Pitch Lake at the town of La Brea in southwestern Trinidad and it has gained a reputation for itself as the world s largest deposit. The Pitch Lake is considered a tourist attraction and attracts …
6Asphalt — As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when… …
7Asphalt rock — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and… …
8Asphalt stone — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and… …
9Asphalt — A dark brown to black cement like material obtained by petroleum processing and containing bitumens as the predominant component; used primarily for road construction. It includes crude asphalt as well as the following finished products:… …
10asphalt — I. noun also asphaltum Etymology: Middle English aspalt, from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos Date: 14th century 1. a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and… …
