bitumen

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/

Noun

countable uncountable broadly Australia colloquial Canada

A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

Japanese Meaning

粘着性があり、黒色の高粘度な液体または半固体の石油の一形態である。 / 燃焼すると明るい炎を放つ性質を持つ。 / デッドシーやカスピ海周辺など、自然に豊富に存在する天然物。 / 建設資材として、セメントや舗装（アスファルト）などに利用される。 / 鉱物性ピッチとも呼ばれる。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

高速道路の表面を張り替える前に、作業員たちは新しい舗装が均一に接着するように、天然アスファルトを滑らかに流れるまで加熱した。

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Sense（1）

You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand. This is then sprayed with hot bitumen, and has a layer of pea shingle rolled into it.

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Sense（2）

(by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.

Sense（3）

(Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.

Sense（4）

(Canada) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.

bitumina

（ plural ）

bitumens

（ plural ）

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