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Incrustations
The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
📖 Definitions of "Incrustations"
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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Incrustations"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| encrustationnoun | Alternative form of incrustation. [The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.] |
| crustnoun | The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc. |
| encrustationsnoun | Alternative form of incrustation. [The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.] |
| incrusted | Alternative spelling of encrusted. [Having an incrustation.] |
| encrustverb | (transitive) To cover with a hard crust. |
| concretionsnoun | A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence. |
| lincrustanoun | A wallcovering made from a paste of gelled linseed oil and woodflour spread on heavy canvas and embossed with a pattern. |
| incursive | Characterized by incursion; invasive. |
| infestationsnoun | The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil. |
| indentationsnoun | (typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. |
| encrusted | Having an incrustation. |
| subcrustal | (geology) Underneath the crust (of the Earth). |
| infiltrative | That infiltrates |
| accretionsnoun | (uncountable, also figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. |
| inclusionsnoun | (uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total. |
| interlacementnoun | The act of interlacing, or the state of being interlaced. |
| concretionnoun | A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence. |
| penetralianoun | The innermost, secret or hidden parts; mysteries. |
| excrescencesnoun | Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else. |
| outcroppingsnoun | outcropping |
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