glasphalt

glas·phalt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas-fawlt, glahs- or, esp. British, -falt]
- /ˈglæs fɔlt, ˈglɑs- or, esp. British, -fælt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas-fawlt, glahs- or, esp. British, -falt]
- /ˈglæs fɔlt, ˈglɑs- or, esp. British, -fælt/

Definitions of glasphalt word

noun glasphalt a road-surfacing material composed of asphalt and crushed glass. 1
noun glasphalt an asphalt mixture containing crushed recycled glass, used for paving 0
noun glasphalt A type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate. 0

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Origin of glasphalt

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; blend of glass and asphalt

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Parts of speech for Glasphalt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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glasphalt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

glasphalt usage trend in Literature

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