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Definitions for Asphalt
[1] any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
[2] a similar substance that is the by-product of petroleum-cracking operations.
[3] a mixture of such substances with gravel, crushed rock, or the like, used for paving.
[4] to cover or pave with asphalt.
[5] of, relating to, or containing asphalt: asphalt tile.
[6] any of several black semisolid substances composed of bitumen and inert mineral matter. They occur naturally in parts of America and as a residue from petroleum distillation: used as a waterproofing material and in paints, dielectrics, and fungicides
[7] a mixture of this substance with gravel, used in road-surfacing and roofing materials
[8] (modifier) containing or surfaced with asphalt
[9] (tr) to cover with asphalt
Words related to Asphalt
Words nearby Asphalt
aspermatism, aspermia, asperse, aspersion, aspersorium, asphalt, asphalt jungle, asphalt paper, asphalt rock, asphaltene, asphaltite
Origin of Asphalt
1275–1325; earlier asphaltos, -um < Latin < Greek ásphaltos, -on, akin to asphalízein to make firm, to secure; replacing Middle English aspaltoun ≪ Greek ásphalton
Other words from Asphalt
as·phal·tic , adjective
as·phalt·like , adjective
un·as·phalt·ed , adjective
Word origin for Asphalt
C14: from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos, probably from a- 1 + sphallein to cause to fall; referring to its use as a binding agent