noun. A brownish-black solid or semisolid material consisting of bitumens obtained from native deposits or as a petroleum byproduct and used in paving, roofing, and waterproofing.

noun. This material mixed with crushed stone gravel or sand, used for paving or roofing.

transitive verb. To pave or coat with asphalt.

To cover or treat with asphalt.

noun. Same as asphaltum.

noun. A bituminous material, employed for the covering of roofs and arches, for the lining of tanks, for pavement and flooring, and as a cement. See asphaltum.

noun. A thick solution of the finest asphaltum in spirits of turpentine, used by opticians.

noun. Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See bitumen.

noun. A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.

noun. a limestone found impregnated with asphalt.

noun. undefined

transitive verb. To cover with asphalt

noun. A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

noun. An abbreviation for asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

verb. To pave with asphalt.

noun. mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing

noun. a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons

verb. cover with tar or asphalt

"But it should also be said that they share the diversity of character of petroleums, and the term asphalt represents a group of substances of which the physical characters and chemical composition differ greatly in virtue of their derivation, and also differ from changes which they are constantly undergoing."

asphalt stone  asphalt tiling  asphalt varnish  asphalt-furnace  mexican asphalt  

asphalt rock  asphaltum  

air-blown asphalt  asphalt emulsion  asphalt jungle  asphalt shingle  

mineral  pave  pavement  paving  paving material  

Tarmac  bituminous  blacktop  brick  cement  

Formica  Masonite  Tarmac  Tarvia  alabaster  

bitumen  

asphalted  asphalting  asphalts