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Cement vs Binder - What's the difference?

cement | binder |

As nouns the difference between cement and binder

is that cement is a powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water while binder is someone who binds, particularly someone who binds books; a bookbinder.

As a verb cement

is to affix with cement.

cement

English

(wikipedia cement)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

  • (label) A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water.
  • * , chapter=22
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.}}
  • (uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water.
  • (label) Any material with strong adhesive properties.
  • (label) Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
  • (label) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.

    • Derived terms

    * Keene's cement * masonry cement * Portland cement

    See also

    * concrete

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To affix with cement.
  • To overlay or coat with cement.
    • to cement a cellar bottom
  • (figurative) To unite firmly or closely.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (figuratively) To make permanent.
  • * "But friendship is a calm and sedate affection, conducted by reason and cemented by habit;" David Hume, http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=704&chapter=137514&layout=html&Itemid=27

    • binder

    English

    (wikipedia binder)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who binds, particularly someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
  • A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.
  • Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
  • (programming) A software mechanism that performs binding.
  • * 2004 , Paul Vick, The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language (page 389)
    • The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution.
  • A dossier.
  • (agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
  • (chemistry) A chemical that causes two other substances to form into one.
  • (legal) A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.
  • A rubber band.
  • Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.

    • Derived terms

    * binder clip * ring binder

    Anagrams

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