English Explanatory Dictionary

incrustation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
  2. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.
  3. A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
  4. Anything inlaid or embedded.
  5. An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.

Pronunciation

/ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incrustation.wav

Word forms

incrustation incrustations

Etymology

From Latin incrustātiō.

Translations

Bulgarian: инкрустация Māori: hōparatanga Polish: inkrustacja Polish: wysycenie Polish: wysycanie Portuguese: incrustação f // encrustação
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