Vicatn.
/ˈviːkɑː/ Engineering.
Used attributively with reference to an apparatus for measuring the consistency and setting time of Portland cement and other materials.
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1904 C. F. Marsh Reinforced Concrete iii. 125 For this test the Vicat needle apparatus may be employed.
1910 Brit. Standard Spec. for Portland Cement (Engin. Standards Comm.) 10 The mixture shall be plastic when filled into the Vicat mould.
1956 J. N. Anderson Appl. Dental Materials xviii. 211 An alternative method of testing for initial set [of plaster] is to use the Vicat needle.
1979 I. Soroka Portland Cement Paste & Concrete ii. 29 (caption) Vicat apparatus for determining the standard consistence and setting times of Portland cement.
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