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PRONUNCIATION OF LAITANCE

laitance  [ˈleɪtəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAITANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laitance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAITANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of laitance in the English dictionary

The definition of laitance in the dictionary is a white film that forms on the surface of drying concrete.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAITANCE


acquittance
əˈkwɪtəns
admittance
ədˈmɪtəns
appetence
ˈæpɪtəns
capacitance
kəˈpæsɪtəns
competence
ˈkɒmpɪtəns
concomitance
kənˈkɒmɪtəns
emittance
ɪˈmɪtəns
hesitance
ˈhezɪtəns
immunocompetence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmpɪtəns
impenitence
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns
incompetence
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns
inheritance
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
intermittence
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəns
latence
ˈleɪtəns
penitence
ˈpenɪtəns
pittance
ˈpɪtəns
pulsatance
pʌlˈseɪtəns
quittance
ˈkwɪtəns
remittance
rɪˈmɪtəns
transmittance
trænzˈmɪtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAITANCE

laipse
lair
lairage
laird
lairdly
lairdship
lairier
lairiest
lairize
lairy
laisse
laisser aller
laisser faire
laisser passer
laisser-faireism
laissez aller
laissez faire
laissez passer
laissez-faireism
laity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAITANCE

acceptance
acquaintance
advance
amount of substance
assistance
circumstance
Constance
court of first instance
distance
for instance
importance
instance
long-distance
reluctance
repentance
resistance
stance
substance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of laitance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laitance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAITANCE

Find out the translation of laitance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laitance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laitance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮浆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lechada
570 millions of speakers

English

laitance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

laitance
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

laitance
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цементное молоко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nata de cimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laitance
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laitance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laitans
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlempe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レイタンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레이 턴스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laitance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bột xi măng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்ப்புநுரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लतास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şerbetinden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lattime
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mleczko cementowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цементне молоко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laptele de ciment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Η επιδερμίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laitance
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cementhud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sementslam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laitance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAITANCE»

The term «laitance» is normally little used and occupies the 125.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAITANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «laitance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «laitance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laitance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAITANCE»

Discover the use of laitance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laitance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rock Quality, Seismic Velocity, Attenuation and Anisotropy
5.2 Absence of laitance The laitance is a layer of weak and non-durable material containing cement and fines from the aggregates, brought through bleed water to the top of the concrete. If the laitance is not removed prior to overlay placement, ...
Nick Barton, 2006
2
Contractor's Guide to the Building Code
As just mentioned, ACI 318, Section 6.4 requires you to remove all laitance and standing water before making joints in concrete. What is laitance and how is it formed? When there's too much water in the concrete mix, the excess water rises to ...
Jack M. Hageman, 2008
3
FCS Concrete Structures L2
The C&CI definition may sound quite difficult, so let's explain the idea of laitance in a simpler way. You know that laitance is a soupy mixture of cement, fine sand and water that collects on the surface when wet concrete mixes, especially when  ...
Steve Crosswell & Penny Swift, 2009
4
Specifications for Structural Concrete, ACI 301-05, with ...
In-place unit weight, often critical in massive placements to offset hydrostatic uplift , will be close to that measured for the fresh concrete before placement. If laitance is entrapped in the concrete, however, unit weight can be significantly below ...
American Concrete Institute, 2005
5
Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction
... particularly at the surface. Such low strengths result from: 1. Too much mixing water; 2. Use of concrete with too high a w/cm; 3. Excessive slump, which promotes bleeding and carries softer, lighter-weight material (laitance) to the surface.
ACI Committee 302, 2004
6
Removing Concrete from Bridges
A "sound" surface is one that is free from laitance and has sufficient strength to resist stress that may be exerted by the repair material (e.g., from shrinkage during curing or cooling after application) or from structural and environmental loading.
David G. Manning, 1991
7
Polyurethane Sealants: Technology & Applications
7.3 The Physical Problem of the Concrete Surface The surface of concrete is covered with laitance, a chalky dust. This forms a weak and powdery surface layer. Laitance is defined by the American Concrete Institute as "a layer of weak and ...
Robert M. Evans, 1993
8
Raina'S Field Manual For Highway & Bridge Engineers
Under normal conditions, a thin film of laitance will form on the outer surface of the tremie concrete, but the formation of excessive quantities of laitance should be avoided. (i) Closely spaced reinforcing bars will screen the tremie concrete ...
Virindra Kumar Raina, 2007
9
Concrete Technology: Theory and Practice
Where fresh concrete is required to be placed on a previously placed and hardened concrete, special precautions must be taken to clean the surface of all foreign matter and remove the laitance or scum before the fresh concrete is placed.
Murari Lal Gambhir, 2013
10
Design and Construction of Joints in Concrete Structures
5.7 PREPARATION OF JOINT SURFACES Surface treatment of the hardened concrete joint surface is carried out for the following purposes: • to remove laitance - particularly when the joint is horizontal - where the concrete has to carry direct ...
M. N. Bussell, R. Cather, 1995

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAITANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laitance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
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laitance. on June 6, 2015. album of the century. Flag Reply. I know music. on June 4, 2015. One of the albums of the year! Flag Reply. Lu. «HipHopDX, May 15»
2
Contribution to the Anthropology of Mushroom Consumption from …
Le quinze septembre 1694, elle intervenait ainsi dans une tourte de crevettes, dans un ragoût de laitance ou dans la sauce accompagnant une loubine ... «Revues.org, May 13»
3
Flexflooring Throws Some Shapes on the Floor!
... Flexflooring diamond ground the new concrete pad to remove any laitance and create a strong key for Rubbaflex Safety Surfacing to bond to. «Specification Online, May 12»
4
Pierre & Vacances s'agrandità Avoriaz
Une centrale à béton rejetant toute la laitance du béton dans la nature sans aucune vergogne. Un paysage massacré , une architecture ... «Le Figaro, Sep 11»
5
Home improvements: Could my neighbour's trees damage my house?
This is known in the trade as “laitance”, and can be tested for by scraping the edge of a coin across the surface to see if this produces a fine ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 11»
6
Pump Baseplates and Installation can impact Pump Reliability
Irrespective of baseplate style, correct preparation of the top of the concrete foundation will have long-term reliability implications and is important. The laitance ... «Water World, Nov 10»
7
Delfina Delettrez, planète zarbi(joux)
Les bracelets de monstres marins ou terriens rares, sont éventrés laissant voir toute leur laitance blanche et leurs oeufs perlés de nacre , un ... «Le Figaro, Mar 10»

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