Associations to the word «Incrustation»

INCRUSTATION, noun. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.

INCRUSTATION, noun. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.

INCRUSTATION, noun. A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.

INCRUSTATION, noun. Anything inlaid or imbedded.

INCRUSTATION, noun. The formation of a crust.

INCRUSTATION, noun. A hard outer layer that covers something.

INCRUSTATION, noun. A decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay.