Definition for

cement


To unite by cement, as by mortar which hardens, or by other matter that produces cohesion of bodies.

Figuratively, to unite morally or socially in close or firm union.

To unite or become solid; unite and cohere.

noun – Any composition which at one temperature or one degree of moisture is plastic and at another is tenacious.

noun – Specifically A kind of mortar which sets or hardens under water: hence often called hydraulic cement.

noun – A name sometimes given by placer and hydraulic miners to any rather firmly compacted mass of detrital auriferous material.

noun – In anatomy, the cortical substance which forms the outer crust of a tooth from the point where the enamel terminates to the apex of the root, resembling bone in anatomical structure and chemical composition. Also called cementum. See cut under tooth.

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