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lathworks

lathworks is the plural of lathwork.

Meaning of lathwork

Noun

lathwork (usually uncountable, plural lathworks)

  1. (usually) A covering of laths (strips)
    • Lathwork is used when building elements do not constitute a suitable base for the proposed plaster or rendering system, either because they have insufficient strength (lightweight masonry, ETIC systems) or they cannot form a strong bond with the mortar (timber or steel elements).2012, Alexander Reichel, Anette Hochberg, Christine Köpke, Plaster, Render, Paint and Coatings, page 53
  2. (usually) A texture resembling the appearance of laths commonly observed in igneous rocks, especially in plagioclase feldspar crystals.
    • Furthermore, lathwork grains are more abundant than felsitic grains in most west Valdez-area samples, but felsitic grains dominate or are subequal to lathwork grains in most central Valdez-area samples .1983, Bernice Bender, Julie A. Dumoulin, Kendell A. Dickinson, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, page 11

Questions about lathworks

What is lathworks the plural of?
Lathworks is the plural of lathwork.

Words near lathworks in the dictionary

  1. lathosterolosis
  2. Lathrop
  3. Lathrops
  4. laths
  5. lathwork
  6. lathworks
  7. lathy
  8. lathyrane
  9. lathyranes
  10. lathyric
  11. lathyrism

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