"macadam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈkædəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-macadam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: macadams [plural]
Etymology: Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|engineer||||}} engineer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|John Loudon McAdam}} John Loudon McAdam, {{named-after|en|John Loudon McAdam|born=1756|died=1836|nat=Scottish|occ=engineer|wplink==}} Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} macadam (countable and uncountable, plural macadams)
  1. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). Tags: uncountable Translations (surface of a road): макадам (makadam) [masculine] (Bulgarian), makadam [masculine] (Czech), sepeli (Finnish), murske (Finnish), Makadam [masculine, neuter] (German), makadám (Hungarian), makadam [masculine] (Polish), ще́бень (ščébenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), bìth [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), teàrr [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), макадам [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), makadam [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), макадам (makadam) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-macadam-en-noun-45BvL-hR Disambiguation of 'surface of a road': 80 20
  2. (US, dated, countable) Any road or street. Tags: US, countable, dated
    Sense id: en-macadam-en-noun-sBAXKJjP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 57 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: McAdam Derived forms: macadamize, tarmac, tarmacadam

Verb [English]

IPA: /məˈkædəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-macadam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: macadams [present, singular, third-person], macadaming [participle, present], macadamming [participle, present], macadamed [participle, past], macadamed [past], macadammed [participle, past], macadammed [past]
Etymology: Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|engineer||||}} engineer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|John Loudon McAdam}} John Loudon McAdam, {{named-after|en|John Loudon McAdam|born=1756|died=1836|nat=Scottish|occ=engineer|wplink==}} Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=macadammed|pres_ptc2=macadamming}} macadam (third-person singular simple present macadams, present participle macadaming or macadamming, simple past and past participle macadamed or macadammed)
  1. (transitive) To cover or surface with macadam. Tags: transitive Related terms: asphalt
    Sense id: en-macadam-en-verb-cLLcuMaA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: McAdam

Noun [French]

Audio: Fr-macadam.ogg Forms: macadams [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} macadam m (plural macadams)
  1. macadam Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-macadam-fr-noun-TUffZqbQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French macadam or German Makadam. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|macadam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French macadam, {{bor+|ro|fr|macadam}} Borrowed from French macadam, {{bor|ro|de|Makadam}} German Makadam Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|macadamuri}} macadam n (plural macadamuri) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=n|gpd=macadamurilor|gpi=macadamuri|gsd=macadamului|gsi=macadam|n=|npd=macadamurile|npi=macadamuri|nsd=macadamul|nsi=macadam|vp=macadamurilor|vs=macadamule|vs2=}} Forms: macadamuri [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], macadam [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], un macadam [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], macadamul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], macadamuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște macadamuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], macadamurile [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], macadam [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unui macadam [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], macadamului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], macadamuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor macadamuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], macadamurilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], macadamule [singular, vocative], macadamurilor [plural, vocative]
  1. macadam (surface of a road) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-macadam-ro-noun-ZARpfzZt Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: macadams [plural], macadam [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m|+|pl2=#}} macadam m (plural macadams or macadam)
  1. macadam Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-macadam-es-noun-TUffZqbQ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with multiple plurals

Inflected forms

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