单词 | encrustation |
释义 | encrustation/ˌɪnkrʌˈsteɪʃ(ə)n /(also incrustation) noun [mass noun] 1The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.Pollutants in the atmosphere and the attentions of birds and humans cause discolouration, encrustation and corrosion....
1.1 [count noun] A crust or hard coating on the surface of something: the sides are white with encrustations of salt...
1.2 [count noun] Architecture A facing of marble on a building. OriginEarly 17th century (originally as incrustation): from late Latin incrustatio(n-), from the verb incrustare (see encrust). |
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