material de construcción

Definitions of material de construcción
  1. noun
    material used for constructing buildings
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    ladrillo
    rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
    almohadillado, cantería, sillar, sillería
    building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
    cemento, hormigón
    a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
    pavimento
    building material used in laying floors
    aislamiento, aislante
    a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
    madera
    the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
    coronamiento
    a stone that forms the top of wall or building
    losa, lápida, lápida sepulcral
    a stone that is used to mark a grave
    afiladera, amoladera, esmoladera, muela, piedra de afilar, volandera
    a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
    albardilla, cabezazo, mojinete, remate
    brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
    clave, dovela, piedra angular, piedra clave
    the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
    muela
    one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
    monolito
    a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
    losa
    a stone used for paving
    estela
    an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
    dovela
    wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault
    afiladera, amoladera
    a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
    cemento
    concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
    cemento armado, hormigón armado
    concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses
    fibra de vidrio
    a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
    linóleo
    a floor covering
    pizarra
    thin layers of rock used for roofing
    paja
    plant stalks used as roofing material
    tabla, tablero, tablón
    a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
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    artefacto
    a man-made object taken as a whole
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