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ferroconcrete

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reinforced concrete

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concrete

History

Etymology

From ferro- + concrete.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: жалезабето́н (žaljezabjetón) — building material
  • Bulgarian: железобетон (železobeton) — building material
  • Czech: železobeton — building material
  • Dutch: gewapend beton — building material
  • Finnish: teräsbetoni — building material
  • German: Stahlbeton — building material
  • Hebrew: בטון מזויין (beton mezuyan) — building material
  • Hungarian: vasbeton — building material
  • Irish: iarnchoincréit — building material
  • Italian: cemento armato — building material
  • Latvian: dzelzsbetons — building material
  • Polish: żelbet — building material
  • Russian: железобето́н (železobetón) — building material
  • Swedish: armerad betong — building material
  • Ukrainian: залізобето́н (zalizobetón) — building material