Incrustation

  • 11incrustation — also encrustation noun Etymology: Latin incrustation , incrustatio, from incrustare to encrust Date: 1644 1. a. a crust or hard coating b. a growth or accumulation (as of habits, opinions, or customs) resembling a crust 2. the act of encrusting ; …

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  • 12incrustation — /in kru stay sheuhn/, n. 1. an incrusting or being incrusted. 2. a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body; covering, coating, or scale. 3. the inlaying or addition of enriching materials on or to a surface or an object. 4. the… …

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  • 13incrustation —    1. Deposition of a crust (of calcite, etc.) upon an object by precipitation from water oversaturated with salts (calcium bicarbonate, etc.) [20].    2. The deposition of mineral matter by water [16].    Synonyms: (French.) incrustation;… …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 14incrustation — noun (C) an amount of dirt, salt etc which forms a hard layer on a surface (+ of): an incrustation of salt on the bottom of the boat …

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  • 15incrustation — apnaša statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Plonas purus kitos medžiagos sluoksnis ant paviršiaus. atitikmenys: angl. deposit; incrustation rus. налет …

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  • 16incrustation — n. 1 the process of encrusting or state of being encrusted. 2 a crust or hard coating, esp. of fine material. 3 a concretion or deposit on a surface. 4 a facing of marble etc. on a building. Etymology: F incrustation or LL incrustatio (as… …

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  • 17Incrustation (cinéma) — Incrustation Une personne devant un fond bleu et le résultat final après incrustation L incrustation est un effet spécial de cinéma consistant à intégrer des objets filmés séparément. Avec un film chimique (pellicule de cinéma), le procédé se… …

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  • 18incrustation — n. [L. incrustatus, covered with mud] 1. Encased with a crust or hard coat. 2. A deposit of calcareous matter upon a shell. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) In oysters, tight attachment to the substrate …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 19incrustation — noun a) The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. b) 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 …

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  • 20incrustation — 1. Formation of a crust or a scab. 2. A coating of some adventitious material or an exudate; a scab. [L. in crusto, pp. atus, to incrust, fr. crusta, crust] * * * in·crus·ta·tion .in .krəs tā shən or en·crus·ta·tion .en …

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