Asphalt

Pronunciation

 * {{SAMPA|/"{SfAlt/|/"{sfAlt/}}
 * {{a|NZ}} {{IPA|/ˈæʃfɛlt/}} {{SAMPA|/"{SfElt/}}
 * {{a|US}} {{IPA|/ˈæsfɔlt/}} {{SAMPA|/"{sfOlt/}}
 * {{audio|en-us-asphalt.ogg|Audio (US)}}

Noun

 * 1) A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
 * 2) An abbreviation for asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

Derived terms

 * air-blown asphalt
 * asphalt jungle
 * asphalt shingle
 * asphalt emulsion

Verb

 * 1) To pave with asphalt.

Thesaurus
alabaster; amphibole; antimony; apatite; aplite; arsenic; asbestos; azurite; bauxite; bitumen; bituminous macadam; blacktop; boron; brick; brimstone; bromine; brucite; calcite; canvas; carbon; carpeting; celestite; cement; chalcedony; chlorite; chromite; clapboard; clay; coal; cobble; cobblestone; coke; concrete; cork tile; corundum; cryolite; curb; curbing; curbstone; diatomite; edgestone; emery; epidote; epsomite; feldspar; fiber glass; flag; flagging; flagstone; flooring; garnet; glauconite; graphite; gravel; gypsum; hatchettine; holosiderite; iron pyrites; jet; kerb; kerbstone; kyanite; lignite; lime; linoleum; macadam; magnesite; malachite; maltha; marcasite; marl; meerschaum; mica; mineral coal; mineral oil; mineral salt; mineral tallow; mineral tar; mineral wax; molybdenite; monazite; obsidian; olivine; ozokerite; pantile; paper; parquet; pavement; pavestone; paving; paving stone; peat; perlite; phosphate rock; phosphorus; plasterboard; plywood; pumice; pyrite; pyrites; pyroxene; quartz; realgar; red clay; rhodonite; road metal; rock crystal; rocks; roofage; roofing; roofing paper; salt; selenite; selenium; shake; sheathing board; sheeting; shingle; siderite; siding; silica; silicate; silicon; slate; spar; spinel; spodumene; spun glass; stone; sulfur; talc; talcum; tar paper; tarmacadam; tellurium; thatch; tile; tilestone; tiling; veneer; wainscoting; wallboard; walling; wallpaper; washboard; weatherboard; wollastonite; wood; wulfenite; zeolite