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fɔlt 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)
4.
to cover or pave with asphalt.
adjective
5.
of, pertaining to, or containing asphalt: asphalt tile.
Origin:
1275–1325; earlier asphaltos, -um < Latin < Greek ásphaltos, -on, akin to asphalízein to make firm, to secure; replacing Middle English aspaltoun ≪ Greek ásphalton
1275–1325; earlier asphaltos, -um < Latin < Greek ásphaltos, -on, akin to asphalízein to make firm, to secure; replacing Middle English aspaltoun ≪ Greek ásphalton
Related forms
as·phal·tic, adjective
as·phalt·like, adjective
un·as·phalt·ed, adjective
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asphalt (ˈæsfælt, ˈæʃ-, -fɔːlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to cover with asphalt |
| [C14: from Late Latin aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos, probably from | |
| as'phaltic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
asphalt
early 14c., "resinous mineral pitch found in Biblical lands," from L.L. asphaltum, from Gk. asphaltos, probably from a non-Gk. source, possibly Semitic. Meaning "paving composition" dates from 1847.
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Science Dictionary
| asphalt (ās'fôlt') Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
Move beyond the brats and beers stereotype of dining on asphalt with an inside look at tailgating, the gourmet way.
Animals became stuck and would sink into the asphalt and die.
Slowly, the crush trickled out and the asphalt was again almost empty, only a few stragglers rushing to beat the light.
Asphalt roofing tile and asphalt paving material come from the same place: the bottom of the oil barrel.
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