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- [in-kruh-stey-shuh n]
- /ˌɪn krʌˈsteɪ ʃən/
- /ˌɪn.krʌsˈteɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-kruh-stey-shuh n]
- /ˌɪn krʌˈsteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of incrustation word
- noun incrustation an incrusting or being incrusted. 1
- noun incrustation a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body; covering, coating, or scale. 1
- noun incrustation the inlaying or addition of enriching materials on or to a surface or an object. 1
- noun incrustation the enriching materials inlaid on or added to a surface or an object. 1
- noun incrustation The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. 1
- noun incrustation 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. 0
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Origin of incrustation
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10, incrustation is from the Latin word incrustātiōn- (stem of incrustātiō). See in-2, crust, -ation
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Parts of speech for Incrustation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
incrustation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
incrustation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incrustation
noun incrustation
- layer — protocol layer
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
- shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
Antonyms for incrustation
noun incrustation
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
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