Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asbestos cement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: as-bestos ce-ment
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

asbestos cements (plural)

Questions

What does asbestos cement mean?: A composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.

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