Logo The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded
New American Oxford Dictionary

encrustation

en crus ta tion |ˌenkrəsˈtāSHən enkrʌˈsteɪʃn |(also incrustation ) noun the action of encrusting or state of being encrusted. a crust or hard coating on the surface of something: the sides are white with encrustations of salt. Architecture a facing of marble on a building. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally as incrustation ): from late Latin incrustatio (n- ), from the verb incrustare (see encrust ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

encrustation

encrustation |ˌɪnkrʌˈsteɪʃ (ə )n |(also incrustation ) noun [ mass noun ] the action of encrusting or state of being encrusted. [ count noun ] a crust or hard coating on the surface of something. [ count noun ] Architecture a facing of marble on a building. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally as incrustation ): from late Latin incrustatio (n- ), from the verb incrustare (see encrust ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

encrustation

n crus t tion 名詞 incrustation .