Phrase guide

reinforced concrete

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

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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: countable, uncountable

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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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferroconcrete

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concrete

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երկաթբետոն (erkatʻbeton) — building material
  • Belarusian: жалезабето́н (žaljezabjetón) — building material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鋼筋混凝土 /钢筋混凝土 (gāngjīn hùnníngtǔ) — building material
  • Czech: železobeton — building material
  • Danish: armeret beton — building material
  • Danish: jernbeton — building material
  • Dutch: gewapend beton — building material
  • Finnish: teräsbetoni — building material
  • French: béton armé — building material
  • German: Stahlbeton — building material
  • Greek: οπλισμένο σκυρόδεμα (oplisméno skyródema) — building material
  • Hebrew: בטון מזויין (beton mezuyan) — building material
  • Hungarian: vasbeton — building material
  • Indonesian: beton bertulang — building material
  • Irish: coincréit threisithe — building material
  • Italian: cemento armato — building material
  • Japanese: 鉄筋コンクリート (tekkin-konkurīto) — building material
  • Javanese: beton mawa balung — building material
  • Macedonian: армиран бетон (armiran beton) — building material
  • Malay: konkrit diperkukuhkan — building material
  • Minangkabau: beton batulang — building material
  • Norwegian Bokmål: armert betong — building material
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: armert betong — building material
  • Persian: بتن آرمه (beton-ârme) — building material
  • Persian: بتن مسلح (beton-e mosallah) — building material
  • Polish: żelbet — building material
  • Portuguese: concreto reforçado — building material
  • Portuguese: betão armado — building material
  • Romanian: beton armat — building material
  • Russian: железобето́н (železobetón) — building material
  • Slovak: železobetón — building material
  • Spanish: hormigón armado — building material
  • Swedish: armerad betong — building material
  • Thai: คอนกรีตเสริมแรง (kɔɔn-grìit-sə̌əm-rɛɛng) — building material
  • Turkish: betonarme — building material
  • Ukrainian: залізобето́н (zalizobetón) — building material