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Webster 1913 Edition


Cementation

Cemˊen-ta′tion

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Noun.
1.
The act or process of cementing.
2.
(Chem.)
A process which consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other substances, and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cementation

CEMENTATION

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Noun.
1.
The act of cementing; the act of uniting by a suitable substance.
2.
In chimistry, the act of applying cements to substances, or the corroding and changing of them by cement. This is done by surrounding them with the powder of another body, and exposing them, in a close vessel, to a heat not sufficient to fuse them.

Definition 2024


cementation

cementation

See also: cémentation

English

Noun

cementation (plural cementations)

  1. The act of cementing
  2. (metallurgy) The impregnation of the surface of a metal with another material; the manufacture of steel by carburizing iron
  3. (geology) The precipitation of mineral matter in the pores of a sediment
  4. (medicine) The use of a cement join the parts of a broken bone to aid in the healing process
  5. (dentistry) The use of a cement or adhesive to fasten orthodontics or to restore chipped or broken teeth