incrustation
Pronunciation: /ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
The English word “incrustation” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
- A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.
- A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- Anything inlaid or embedded.
- An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
Etymology
From Latin incrustātiō.
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