Meaning of Portland cement | Babel Free
Definitions
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Alternative letter-case form of Portland cement. alt-of, countable, uncountable
- A finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay.
Equivalents
Suomi
portlandsementti
Português
cimento Portland
Examples
“Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the world's most common form⟳ of cement. The blue plaque dedicated to inventor Joseph Aspdin describes OPC as "one of mankind's most important manufactured materials".”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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