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asphalt

[ as-fawltor, especially British, -falt ]

noun

  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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover or pave with asphalt.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or containing asphalt:

    asphalt tile.

asphalt

/ -f蓴藧lt; 藞忙蕛-; 藞忙sf忙lt /

noun

  1. 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
  2. a mixture of this substance with gravel, used in road-surfacing and roofing materials
  3. modifier containing or surfaced with asphalt
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cover with asphalt
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

asphalt

  1. A thick, sticky, dark-brown mixture of petroleum tars used in paving, roofing, and waterproofing. Asphalt is produced as a byproduct in refining petroleum or is found in natural beds.
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Derived Forms

  • 补蝉藞辫丑补濒迟颈肠, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补蝉路辫丑补濒顎僼颈肠 adjective
  • 补蝉顎僷丑补濒迟路濒颈办别顎 adjective
  • 耻苍路补蝉顎僷丑补濒迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of asphalt1

1275鈥1325; earlier asphaltos, -um < Latin < Greek 谩sphaltos, -on, akin to 补蝉辫丑补濒铆锄别颈苍 to make firm, to secure; replacing Middle English aspaltoun Greek 谩蝉辫丑补濒迟辞苍
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of asphalt1

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
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Among the reasons it鈥檚 challenging to collect, experts say, is that L.A.鈥檚 urban landscape bakes in the sun, heating up the asphalt, which could degrade ancient DNA buried underneath.

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Soil analysis in November 2023 found the land contained asbestos, plastic, polystyrene and asphalt.

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The Nashville native rarely walked a red carpet or made public appearances at premieres, instead, he preferred a private life as the owner of an asphalt paving business in Nashville, supporting his wife from afar.

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And then I can see myself on the camera 鈥 the bludgeoning nightmare all over again 鈥 as I watch the body collapse onto the asphalt.

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A view of asphalt shingle vents that are placed on roof tiles on homes.

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