Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of waterproof
nounwaterproofing (countable and uncountable, plural waterproofings)
plural waterproofings
- countableuncountableThe treatment of something to make it waterproof.
- countableuncountableA waterproof material.
One hundred thirty-one small, highly permeable masonry wall specimens built of concrete blocks or of bricks were treated with cement-water paints or with other waterproofings.
1948, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, page 213
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan impermeabilització
- impermeabilitzaciótreatment to make waterproof
French imperméabilisation
- imperméabilisationtreatment to make waterproof
German Imprägnieren, Abdichten
- Imprägnierentreatment to make waterproof
- Abdichtentreatment to make waterproof
- AbdichtungA waterproof material
- ImprägnierungA waterproof material
Hungarian vízszigetelés
- vízszigeteléstreatment to make waterproof
Italian impermeabilizzazione
- impermeabilizzazionetreatment to make waterproof
Portuguese impermeabilização
- impermeabilizaçãotreatment to make waterproof
Russian гидроизоля́ция
- гидроизоля́ция (gidroizoljácija)treatment to make waterproof
Ukrainian гідроізоля́ція, гідроізоля́ція
- гідроізоля́ція (hidroizoljácija)treatment to make waterproof
- гідроізоля́ція (hidroizoljácija)A waterproof material
Cite this entry
APA
waterproofing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterproofing
MLA
“waterproofing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterproofing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterproofing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterproofing.
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