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Definition of "cementation" [cem•en•ta•tion]

  • The act, process, or result of cementing. (noun)
  • A metallurgical coating process in which iron or steel is immersed in a powder of another metal, such as zinc, chromium, or aluminum, and heated to a temperature below the melting point of either. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cementation" in a sentence
  • "The product obtained by this method is known as cementation steel."
  • "Al Jaber, and the U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a collaboration to test the performance of specially coated solar photovoltaic modules designed to avoid the moisture and cementation problems currently faced by PV module producers worldwide."
  • "The cementation process proceeds considerably slower than for Portland Cement, but in time, cement mortar strengths may be attained."