Beton

Description

The French term for concrete. Modern concrete formulations, first developed in France, contained aggregates, such as gravel, pebbles, or concrete cinders added to the mixture of lime, sand, and cement.

Synonyms and Related Terms

bton (Fr.); beto (Port.); beton coignet

Authority

• Thomas Gregory, Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997