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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERLAYMENT

underlayment  [ˌʌndəˈleɪmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERLAYMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underlayment 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 UNDERLAYMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underlayment in the English dictionary

The definition of underlayment in the dictionary is a lower layer as under carpet or roofing tiles.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERLAYMENT


allayment
əˈleɪmənt
claimant
ˈkleɪmənt
clamant
ˈkleɪmənt
copayment
kəʊˈpeɪmənt
counterclaimant
ˌkaʊntəˈkleɪmənt
declaimant
dɪˈkleɪmənt
defrayment
dɪˈfreɪmənt
element
ˈɛlɪmənt
embayment
ɪmˈbeɪmənt
micropayment
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌpeɪmənt
nonpayment
nɒnˈpeɪmənt
overpayment
ˌəʊvəˈpeɪmənt
payment
ˈpeɪmənt
prepayment
priːˈpeɪmənt
proclaimant
prəˈkleɪmənt
raiment
ˈreɪmənt
reclaimant
rɪˈkleɪmənt
repayment
rɪˈpeɪmənt
underpayment
ˌʌndəˈpeɪmənt
wayment
ˈweɪmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERLAYMENT

underlaid
underlain
underlap
underlay
underlayer
underleaf
underlease
underleaves
underlet
underletter
underletting
underleveraged
underlie
underlier
underline
underlinen
underling
underlining
underlip
underlit

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERLAYMENT

advance payment
advertisement
balloon payment
cash payment
debt repayment
deployment
down payment
enjoyment
front-end payment
full employment
gainful employment
loan repayment
method of payment
mortgage payment
natural rate of unemployment
re-employment
self-employment
social security payment
stop payment
transfer payment
unemployment

Synonyms and antonyms of underlayment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underlayment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERLAYMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

垫层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrapiso
570 millions of speakers

English

underlayment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underlayment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السفلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подстилающего слоя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underlayment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

underlayment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-couche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underlayment
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterlage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下敷き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underlayment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underlayment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp lót bên dưới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underlayment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरलायम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underlayment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podkład
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підстилаючого шару
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scinduri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόστρωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underlayment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underlayment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underleggings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underlayment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERLAYMENT»

The term «underlayment» is regularly used and occupies the 78.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERLAYMENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERLAYMENT»

Discover the use of underlayment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underlayment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Photo Guide To Home Repair: With 350 Projects ...
Isolation membrane Removing underlayment and floor covering together is effective with any. Underlayment. Underlayment is a layer of sheering screwed or nailed to the subfloor to provide a smooth, stable surface for the floor covering.
Creative Publishing International, 2004
2
Remodeling a Bathroom
IN DETAIL Plywood underlayment should be fastened with screws because nails are more likely to work loose as the wood expands and contracts. If you discover that nails were used to attach your existing underlayment, drive a deck screw ...
Leon A. Frechette, 2004
3
Popular Science
Whether it's resilient flooring or carpeting, the base on which it is to be placed— the underlayment— must be free of all defects. The main idea: Make the surface smooth. Uneven or cracked underlayment will surely give trouble shortly after it's  ...
4
How to Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Home
Underlayment The most common type of wooden subfloor that you will encounter is one of the underlayment types. The three most commonly used underlayments are: plywood, hard- board and particleboard (also referred to as chipboard or ...
Joseph D. Falcone, 1995
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Popular Mechanics
TYPES OF APPLICATION OVER WOOD SUBFLOOR. When an underlayment is being installed directly above a damp basement or an unheated crawl space, apply a suitable vapor barrier between the subfloor and the underlayment material ...
6
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Floor Decor: Beautiful, ...
The type of underlayment you choose depends in part on the type of floor covering you plan to install. Ceramic and natural stone tile floors usually require an underlayment that stands up to moisture, such as cementboard. For vinyl flooring ...
Clayton Bennett, 2007
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Structural Design in Wood
Staggered underlayment panels in the two- layer floor system are considered to have only two structural functions: preventing differential movement of free edges and resistance to dents. Typical thicknesses of underlayment for use over ...
Judith Stalnaker, Ernest Harris, 1997
8
Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
As long as strip or plank flooring can be laid across the joists without worry about deflection and assuming that there is a good nailing surface, underlayment is not necessary. If you really want to rule out any deflection and creaking, install a ...
Don Bollinger, 1990
9
Installation and Maintenance of Resilient Smooth-surface ...
The purpose of the underlayment is to serve as a smooth and strong leveler for the relatively thin, resilient flooring through which any un- evenness of the subflooring would become visible if a satisfactory underlayment were not installed.
National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Institute, 1958
10
Ultimate Guide to House Framing: Plan, Design, Build
though some builders use the words “subflooring” and “underlayment” interchangeably, they are not the same. subflooring is the structural panel material you lay down on floor joists. underlayment is a thin panel material you install on top ...
John D. Wagner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERLAYMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underlayment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Find out here! – The latest in roofing – synthetic...
For decades, roofing companies everywhere relied on felt underlayment as an extra layer of protection for your roof, including the professionals at Kingston Pro ... «www.kingstonregion.com/, Aug 15»
2
Sound Seal Introduces Cerazorb® Acoustical Underlayment for …
We are very excited to expand our popular Cerazorb acoustical underlayment system into the wood flooring industry,” said Jamie Valee, Impacta product ... «PR Web, Mar 15»
3
TAMKO Underlayment Now Enables Customers to Have Their …
TAMKO is pleased to announce a sales program for printing customer logos on Synthetic Shield underlayment and Tam-Shield synthetic underlayment. This will ... «PR Web, Mar 15»
4
ARDEX Launches Three Self-Leveling Underlayments
The sometimes overwhelming task of choosing the right self-leveling underlayment has been made easier by ARDEX with the addition of three new self-leveling ... «ForConstructionPros.com, Jan 15»
5
Shingle underlayment protects both structure and shingles
A. All shingles should be installed over some underlayment. Felt is still used, but there are a number of newer underlayments that offer considerable ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Sep 14»
6
Redupax: An New Innovative Fiber Based Acoustical Underlayment
Redupax Underlayment from Impacta Flooring, a division of Sound Seal, is a 100% recycled wood fiber based underlay that will not bounce or flex like many ... «PR Web, Aug 14»
7
2014 idea book – Underlayments
ATAS offers two different underlayment systems for metal roofing. ATA-Guard is a polyolefin based, 100 percent asphalt free, high-strength underlayment with a ... «Constructionmagnet.com, Apr 14»
8
Types of roofing underlayment
Other than the shingles themselves, the roofing underlayment is one of the most important components of your roofing system. What is the underlayment and ... «Waterloo Record, Mar 14»
9
SurePly® Premium Plywood Underlayment Receives “Extra Heavy …
Patriot Timber Products, Inc. is pleased to announce that SurePly® Premium Plywood Underlayment has received an “Extra Heavy” classification per the ASTM ... «PR Web, Jan 14»
10
Brock PaverBase® Leads Paver Underlayment Market with Patents …
Company releases patent rights information for buyers to avoid conflicts with competitive products used as underlayment for patios, walkways and other ... «PR Web, Dec 13»

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