asbestos cement

noun

A composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.

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Meanings

nounasbestos cement (countable and uncountable, plural asbestos cements)

plural asbestos cements

  1. countableuncountableA composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fibrocement

Translations

Hungarian azbesztcement
  • azbesztcementa composite building material
Cite this entry
APA

asbestos cement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asbestos%20cement

MLA

“asbestos cement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asbestos%20cement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asbestos cement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asbestos%20cement.

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