Definition of Asbestas
Asbes`tos, an incombustible mineral of a flax-like fibrous texture,
which has been manufactured into cloth, paper, lamp-wick, steam-pipes,
gas-stoves, &c.
- Wikipedia
{ As*bes"tus (&?;), As*bes"tos (?; 277), }
n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of
mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. &?; (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable;
'a priv. + &?; to extinguish.] (Min.) A variety of
amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in
fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The
name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.
&fist; The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which
are incombustible. The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies,
and has been recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also employed
in the manufacture of iron safes, for fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks.
Some varieties are called amianthus. Dana.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
<jargon> Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect
one from flames; also in other highly flame-suggestive
usages. E.g., asbestos longjohns, asbestos cork award.
[Jargon File]
(1996-02-06)
- The Free Online Computing Dictionary
- Either of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, and chemical filters; The small fibres can cause cancer when lodged in the lungs
- Of, or relating to asbestos.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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