incrustation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- (countable, uncountable) Anything inlaid or embedded.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
Synonyms
mosaic work
inlaid work
flux envelope
flux cover
elaborate decorative coating
Translations
incrustation
incrostazione
Inkrustation
costra Inkrustierung
incrustació
crosta
ενθετική διακόσμηση περισκλήρυνσηPronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
Etymology
From Latin incrustātiō.
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