Definition of quick-setting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

materialsbecoming hard or solid in a short time

This is a quick-setting cement for repairs.

Noun

constructionsubstance that hardens quickly after being mixed

We used a quick-setting for the repairs.

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Origin of quick-setting

English, quick (fast) + setting (hardening)

Examples of quick-setting in a sentence

Quick-setting plaster is ideal for small repairs.
The builder mixed the quick-setting before pouring.
Quick-setting is ideal for urgent fixes.

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French:à prise rapide, durcisseur rapide, ...
German:schnell abbindend, Schnellbinder, ...
Italian:a presa rapida, indurente rapido, ...
Spanish:de fraguado rápido, fraguado rápido, ...
Portuguese:de secagem rápida, endurecedor rápido, ...
Chinese:快速硬化的, 快速硬化剂, ...
Japanese:速硬化性の, 速硬化剤, ...
Arabic:سَرِيع التَصَلُّب, مَادَّة سَرِيعَة التَّصَلُّب, ...
Hebrew:מִתְקַשֶּׁה בְּמְהִירוּת, חֹמֵר שֶׁמִּתְקַשֵּׁה בְּמַהֵר, ...
Russian:быстротвердеющий, быстротвердеющий состав, ...
Ukrainian:швидкотверднучий, швидкотверднучий матеріал, ...
Hindi:तेजी से सेट होने वाला, जल्दी सख्त होने वाला पदार्थ, ...
Bengali:দ্রুত-সেটিং, দ্রুত শক্ত হওয়া পদার্থ, ...
Catalan:d'enduriment ràpid, material d'endureixement ràpid, ...
Czech:rychletuhnoucí, rychletuhnoucí směs, ...
Danish:hurtighærdende, hurtigt hærdende middel, ...
Dutch:snel uithardend, sneldrogend middel, ...
Greek:γρήγορα σκληραίνοντας, γρήγορη σκλήρυνση, ...
Hungarian:gyorskötésű, gyorsan kötő anyag, ...
Khmer:ឆាប់រឹង, សម្ភារៈរឹងលឿន, ...
Korean:빠른 경화의, 빠른 경화제, ...
Persian:سریع‌گیر, ماده سریع‌گیر, ...
Polish:szybko twardniejący, szybkowiążący materiał, ...
Portuguese (BR):de secagem rápida, material de secagem rápida, ...
Romanian:cu întărire rapidă, material cu întărire rapidă, ...
Swedish:snabbhärdande, snabbhärdande massa, ...
Thai:แห้งเร็ว, สารแข็งตัวเร็ว, ...
Turkish:hızlı sertleşen, hızlı sertleşen madde, ...
Vietnamese:khô nhanh, chất đông cứng nhanh, ...

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