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calcium-silicate brick

calcium-silicate brick

6.9
A brick made from sand and lime instead of clay, usually light gray and used for building
  • noun
  • /ˈkæl.si.əm ˈsɪl.ɪ.keɪt brɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ladrillo de silicato de calcio
  • Unlike traditional clay bricks, calcium-silicate bricks are lighter in color and have a smoother finish.

Examples

  • When choosing materials for the facade, the architect preferred calcium-silicate brick for its durability and modern look.

  • The builder used calcium-silicate brick for the new wall.

  • The construction company selected calcium-silicate brick for the building because of its uniform appearance.

  • Why are calcium-silicate bricks preferred in modern construction?

  • The construction company selected calcium-silicate brick for the building because of its uniform appearance.

  • When choosing materials for the facade, the architect preferred calcium-silicate brick for its durability and modern look.

  • Unlike traditional clay bricks, calcium-silicate bricks are lighter in color and have a smoother finish.

Synonyms

brick
vscalcium-silicate brick
440 1.0

A hard rectangular block of baked clay used to build walls or paths

is made from sand and slaked lime rather than clay
sand-lime brick
vscalcium-silicate brick
  • Specialized
6.7

A type of brick made from sand and lime used for building

is the same material and use but uses a different conventional name
sandlime brick
vscalcium-silicate brick
  • Specialized
7.0

A light gray building block made from sand and lime instead of clay

is the same material and form but often spelled with a hyphen
flintlime brick
vscalcium-silicate brick
  • Specialized
9.0

A brick made from sand and lime, usually light gray in color

is the same material and use but differs only in naming

Surface Forms

calcium-silicate brick singular
calcium-silicate bricks plural

Morphology

calcium-silicate + brick

The phrase is compositionally transparent: the first part names the material (calcium‑silicate) and 'brick' names the object, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it is a brick made from calcium silicate. Even though 'calcium‑silicate' is somewhat technical, the common adjective‑material + noun pattern is cross‑linguistically familiar and makes the overall meaning predictable.

Etymology

The compound noun calcium-silicate brick comes from the materials used to make it: calcium, from lime, and silicate, from sand, are mixed and pressed into a hard brick. So the name means 'a brick made from sand and lime'.