Asphaltic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Asphaltic is an adjective meaning Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
Meaning
Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Of or relating to the Dead Sea (salt lake between Jordan and Israel).
Example Sentences
asphaltic concrete; asphaltic sediment
Hears the hoarse bittern, where Gomorrah stood;
[…] the congealed frost lay ten inches thick in a hard, asphaltic pavement,
As Sodomes Apples, neere th’Asphalticke lake, Of specious shew, yet touch’t, to ashes turning, So are sinnes poysons sweete, yet bane to take;
Synonyms for asphaltic
Depending on context, synonyms include bituminous, mineral.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mineral, bitumen, petroleums, asphaltitic, bituminous, asphaltenic.
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