waterproofing

English

Verb

waterproofing

1. present participle and gerund of waterproof

Noun

waterproofing (countable and uncountable, plural waterproofings)

1. The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
2. A waterproof material.
   • 1948, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, page 213:

     One hundred thirty-one small, highly permeable masonry wall specimens built of concrete blocks or of bricks were treated with cement-water paints or with other waterproofings.

Derived terms

• positive side waterproofing

Translations

treatment to make waterproof

Catalan: impermeabilització f French: imperméabilisation (fr) f German: Imprägnieren n, Abdichten n Hungarian: vízszigetelés (hu) Italian: impermeabilizzazione f Russian: гидроизоля́ция (ru) f (gidroizoljácija) Ukrainian: гідроізоля́ція f (hidroizoljácija)

A waterproof material

German: Abdichtung (de) f, Imprägnierung (de) f Ukrainian: гідроізоля́ція f (hidroizoljácija)