ALL meanings of cementation
ce·men·ta·tion
C c - noun cementation the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel 3
- noun cementation the process of cementing or being cemented 3
- noun cementation the injection of cement grout into fissured rocks to make them watertight 3
- noun cementation a cementing or being cemented 3
- noun cementation the process by which a solid surrounded by a metallurgical cement is heated intensely and made to combine chemically with the cement to produce a new product 3
- noun cementation The binding together of particles or other things by cement. 1
- noun cementation the act, process, or result of cementing. 1
- noun cementation Metallurgy. the heating of two substances in contact in order to effect some change in one of them, especially, the formation of steel by heating iron in powdered charcoal. 1
- noun cementation The act of cementing. 0
- noun cementation (metallurgy) The impregnation of the surface of a metal with another material; the manufacture of steel by carburizing iron. 0
- noun cementation (geology) The precipitation of mineral matter in the pores of a sediment. 0
- noun cementation (medicine) The use of a cement join the parts of a broken bone to aid in the healing process. 0
- noun cementation (dentistry) The use of a cement or adhesive to fasten orthodontics or to restore chipped or broken teeth. 0