different between asphalt vs macadamise

English

Alternative forms

• asphalte

Etymology

From Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”). Displaced native Old English eorþteoru.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?æ?f?lt/, /?æsf?lt/
• (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?æ?f?lt/, /?æ?f?lt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æsfælt/, /?æsf?lt/, /?æsf??lt/, /?æ?fælt/, /?æ?f?lt/, /?æ?f??lt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æsf?lt/, /?æ?f?lt/

Noun

asphalt (countable and uncountable, plural asphalts)

1. A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

   Synonym: bitumen
2. Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

   Synonym: tarmac

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Translations

Verb

asphalt (third-person singular simple present asphalts, present participle asphalting, simple past and past participle asphalted)

1. (transitive) To pave with asphalt.

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References

Further reading

• asphalt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• spathal, taplash

English

Verb

macadamise (third-person singular simple present macadamises, present participle macadamising, simple past and past participle macadamised)

1. Alternative form of macadamize

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: macadamisent, macadamises

Verb

macadamise

1. first-person singular present indicative of macadamiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of macadamiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of macadamiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of macadamiser
5. second-person singular imperative of macadamiser