portland cement
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
Portland cement¹
Where it comes from
From its resemblance to limestone from Portland in Dorset.
noun Portland cements · portland cement
- A finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the world's most common form of cement. The blue plaque dedicated to inventor Joseph Aspdin describes OPC as "one of mankind's most important manufactured materials".
portland cement²
noun portland cements
- Alternative letter-case form of Portland cement
Translations
Every language
noun cement made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay
| Português | cimento Portland |
|---|
Talk about this word "portland cement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portland%20cement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. portland cement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portland%20cement "portland cement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portland%20cement.Cite this
@misc{portland_cement_2026,
title = {portland cement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portland%20cement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
