incrustation
/ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
incrustation noun: the act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
Noun
incrustation (countable and uncountable, plural incrustations)
- The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
- 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.
- A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- Anything inlaid or embedded.
- An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
- Her reception of her brother was most affectionate—there are times when the most artificial, by habit, become natural; when the early memories of the heart, for a short time at least, spring up as a fountain of living waters, overflowing the selfish vanities and conventional incrustations which the...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 244
incrustation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
incrustation in Tamil
- பொருக்கு, மேல் ஓடு, படிந்த ஏடு, புறப்பட்டை
incrustation in Urdu
- کھرنڈ, پپڑی, پرت, تہہ
incrustation in Bengali
- স্তর, আস্তরণ, কঠিন বহিরাবরণ
incrustation in Kannada
- ಹೊರಮೈ ಗಡುಸಾಗುವುದು, ಜಡ್ಡುಗಟ್ಟುವುದು, ಪದರಗಳು ಉಂಟಾಗುವುದು
Forms of incrustation
| plural | incrustations |
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Origin of incrustation
From Latin incrustātiō.
Words that rhyme with incrustation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about incrustation
- What does incrustation mean?
- Incrustation means the act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
- What is incrustation in Tamil?
- Incrustation in Tamil is பொருக்கு, மேல் ஓடு, படிந்த ஏடு. See Incrustation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incrustation?
- Incrustation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce incrustation?
- Incrustation is pronounced /ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of incrustation?
- The plural of incrustation is incrustations.
Words near incrustation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: incrustation (page history and authors); incrustation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incrustation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Incrustation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incrustation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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