bitumen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɪt͡ʃ.ʊ.mɪn/ (Canada)
- /ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/ (Canada)
- /ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɪˈtjumən/ (US)
- /ˈbɪt͡ʃ.ʊ.mɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /baɪˈtumən/ (US)
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- /bɪˈtumən/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English bithumen, bitumen, from Latin bitūmen. Doublet of bitume.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand. This is then sprayed with hot bitumen, and has a layer of pea shingle rolled into it.
2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23 August 2014, p. P5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property):
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
- (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
- (Canada, countable, uncountable) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitumens | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bitumina | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bituminous · pyrobitumen · crude bitumen · dilbit · bitumen of Judea · bituminiferous · bituminoid · refined bitumen · bitumoid · bitumenised · modified bitumen
Synonyms
Jew’s lime (mineral pitch) · slime (mineral pitch) · Jew’s slime (mineral pitch) · bitume (mineral pitch) · Jew's pitch · Jew’s pitch (mineral pitch)
Translations (33)
fr bitume (Mineral pitch) · ca betum (Mineral pitch) · it asfalto (Mineral pitch) · ota بیتوم (Mineral pitch) · sv bitumen (Mineral pitch) · ro bitum (Mineral pitch) · es bitumen (Mineral pitch) · it bitume (Mineral pitch) · grc ἄσφαλτος (Mineral pitch) · ja 歴青 (Mineral pitch) · tr yer sakızı (Mineral pitch) · pl bitumin (Mineral pitch) · la bitūmen (Mineral pitch) · pl bitumen (Mineral pitch) · pl bitum (Mineral pitch) · pt betume (Mineral pitch) · de Bitumen (Mineral pitch) · ja 瀝青 (Mineral pitch) · gd bìth (Mineral pitch) · nl bitumen (Mineral pitch) · ru би́тум (Mineral pitch) · gd teàrr (Mineral pitch) · th ยางมะตอย (Mineral pitch) · fi bitumi (Mineral pitch) · sq bitum (Mineral pitch) · he חמר (Mineral pitch) · yi ביטומען (Mineral pitch) · bn শিলাজতু (Mineral pitch) · bg битум (Mineral pitch) · es brea (Mineral pitch) · nl aardpek (Mineral pitch) · cmn 瀝青 /沥青 (Mineral pitch) · tr bitüm (Mineral pitch)