"incrustation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incrustation.wav Forms: incrustations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin incrustātiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|incrustātiō}} Latin incrustātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incrustation (countable and uncountable, plural incrustations)
  1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incrustation-en-noun-cOGk2~66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 24 7 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 14 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 22 20 5 21 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 25 21 3 19 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 25 19 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 21 19 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 21 19 6 24
  3. A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incrustation-en-noun-skS3nHkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 24 7 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 14 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 22 20 5 21 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 25 21 3 19 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 25 19 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 21 19 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 21 19 6 24
  4. Anything inlaid or embedded. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incrustation-en-noun-8DWJ1gWv
  5. (figuratively) An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incrustation-en-noun-gev-g9Kw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 24 7 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 14 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 22 20 5 21 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 25 21 3 19 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 25 19 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 21 19 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 21 19 6 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (incrustation): инкрустация (inkrustacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hōparatanga (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'incrustation': 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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