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opus incertum

opus incertum noun: an Ancient Roman construction technique, using irregular-shaped and randomly placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff blocks inserted in a core of opus caementicium (Roman concrete).

Noun

opus incertum (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Roman construction technique, using irregular-shaped and randomly placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff blocks inserted in a core of opus caementicium (Roman concrete).

Origin of opus incertum

From Latin opus (“work”) + incertus (“uncertain, irregular”).

Questions about opus incertum

What does opus incertum mean?
Opus incertum means an Ancient Roman construction technique, using irregular-shaped and randomly placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff blocks inserted in a core of opus caementicium (Roman concrete).
What part of speech is opus incertum?
Opus incertum is a noun.

Words near opus incertum in the dictionary

  1. opuntioids
  2. opus
  3. opus anglicanum
  4. opus caementicium
  5. Opus Dei
  6. opus incertum
  7. opus latericium
  8. opus magnum
  9. opus operantis
  10. opus operatum
  11. opus quadratum

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