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How to pronounce “bitumen”
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Pronunciation guide for bitumen
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bitumen with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Erik Schlangen: A "self-healing" asphalt 6 minutes, 51 seconds
this binder, this bitumen,
- Definition summary
- A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
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How to pronounce bitumen
Erik Schlangen: A "self-healing" asphalt 6 minutes, 51 seconds
this binder, this bitumen,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bitumen”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
- (by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
- (Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
- (Canada) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.[1]
- [Verb]
- To cover or fill with bitumen.
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