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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries콘크리트 블록
Pronunciation / Transliteration: konkuriteu beullok
"그들은 콘크리트 블록으로 울타리를 만들었다."
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2 senses- 1
A standard rectangular building unit made from lightweight or normal-weight concrete, frequently used in masonry construction.
"The workers stacked concrete blocks to build the foundation of the new warehouse." - 2
A hollow masonry unit designed for structural strength and thermal insulation in walls.
"Reinforcing steel bars were inserted into the hollow cores of the concrete blocks for added stability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'concrete' (derived from Latin 'concretus', meaning grown together or hardened) and 'block' (from Old High German 'bloch', meaning a log or mass). Together as a construction term, it emerged in the late 19th century with the industrialization of masonry and precast building materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Concrete block" is said worldwide
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Parpaing
Transliteration: paʁ.pɛ̃
"Le mur a été construit avec des parpaings."
Betonstein
Transliteration: bəˈtoːnˌʃtaɪn
"Die Garage wurde aus Betonsteinen gebaut."
Blocco di cemento
Transliteration: blɔk.ko di tʃeˈmɛn.to
"Hanno usato un blocco di cemento per sostenere la struttura."
Bloque de hormigón
Transliteration: blo.ke de oɾ.miˈɣon
"El cerco fue levantado con bloques de hormigón."
Bloco de concreto
Transliteration: ˈblɔ.ku dʒi kõˈkɾe.tu
"A parede foi feita de blocos de concreto."
कंक्रीट ब्लॉक
Transliteration: kankrīṭ blŏk
"दीवार बनाने के लिए कंक्रीट ब्लॉक का उपयोग किया गया।"
混凝土块
Transliteration: hùn níng tǔ kuài
"工人们用混凝土块砌墙。"
콘크리트 블록
Transliteration: konkuriteu beullok
"그들은 콘크리트 블록으로 울타리를 만들었다."
コンクリートブロック
Transliteration: konkurīto burokku
"庭の周りにコンクリートブロックを積み上げた。"
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