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concrete mixer

concrete mixer

1 3.4
A machine with a large rotating drum that mixes cement, sand, gravel, and water to make building material
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒn.kriːt ˈmɪk.sər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mezcladora de cemento
  • The carbon nano-fibers, fly ash, and cement are dry mixed for 5 minutes in a rotary concrete mixer while the mixer is fully enclosed so that the materials do not become airborne and lost.

And so we just used for these pots, we just used a concrete mixer.

Examples

  • To improve concrete mixer efficiency, it must be used more consistently according to the flow specification in the feeding device of the concrete mixing plant to maximize its efficiency.

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  • The germinating mix is blended first at the Intervale Compost facility with an old concrete mixer.

    Academic text (1998)
  • If the concrete mixer is a self-falling one, its discharging retaining ring has a runout of less than 1% of the feeding inlet diameter.

    Blog text (26)
  • Concrete mixing plants select from concrete mixers, concrete batching machines, screw conveyors, weighing, control systems, and so on, all tailored to meet the needs of concrete, and none is dispensable.

    Blog text (33)
  • The concrete mixer delivered fresh concrete to the construction site every hour.

  • After mixing the cement, sand, and water, the concrete mixer produced a thick, ready-to-pour mixture.

  • The workers relied on the concrete mixer to efficiently create the foundation for the new building.

Synonyms

cement mixer
vsconcrete mixer
4 3.5

A machine with a large rotating drum that makes concrete from cement, sand, and water

has the same function but is a different common name for it

How Big

truck
  • US
1.0
concrete mixer
  • Specialized
1 3.4
bucket
207 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

concrete + mixer

The meaning 'a machine that mixes concrete' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'concrete' (the building material) with 'mixer' (a device that mixes). This noun+noun compound follows a regular compositional pattern found in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The name concrete mixer comes from the simple image of a large drum that turns like a kitchen mixer, mixing concrete ingredients such as cement, sand, gravel and water. So, it means 'a machine that makes concrete'.