ferroconcrete

ferroconcrete

English

Etymology

ferro- +‎ concrete

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/

Noun

ferroconcrete (usually uncountable, plural ferroconcretes)

1. A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

Synonyms

• reinforced concrete

Translations

building material

Belarusian: жалезабето́н m (žaljezabjetón) Bulgarian: железобетон m (železobeton) Czech: železobeton m Dutch: gewapend beton n Finnish: teräsbetoni (fi) German: Stahlbeton (de) m Hebrew: בטון מזויין‎ m (beton mezuyan) Hungarian: vasbeton (hu) Irish: iarnchoincréit f Italian: cemento armato (it) m Latvian: dzelzsbetons m Polish: żelbet (pl) m Russian: железобето́н (ru) m (železobetón) Swedish: armerad betong (sv) c Ukrainian: залізобето́н (uk) m (zalizobetón)