cementation

noun

ce·​men·​ta·​tion ˌsē-ˌmen-ˈtā-shən 

1

: a process of surrounding a solid with a powder and heating the whole so that the solid is changed by chemical combination with the powder

2

: the act or process of cementing : the state of being cemented

Examples of cementation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that cementation process can take years or decades to complete, an unimaginably long wait by today’s standards. —IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023

The second material was a type of sand (referred to as SLS) and relies not on cementation, but on fabric interlocking. —Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2014

The Iraq deal comes less than a month after Weatherford landed a five-year deal to provide cementation, completions, liners, solid expandables and casing exit services to Saudi Aramco. —Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2019

Financial terms were not disclosed but Weatherford described the deal as a five-year corporate procurement agreement to deliver cementation, completions, liners, solid expandables and casing exit technologies to Saudi Aramco. —Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

cementation

noun

ce·​men·​ta·​tion ˌsē-ˌmen-ˈtā-shən 

: the act or process of attaching (as a dental restoration to a natural tooth) by means of cement