Definition
Concrete that is reinforced with iron or steel bars, rods, or mesh to make it much stronger and able to withstand tension and bending.
Etymology
From 'ferro-' (iron) + 'concrete' (Latin 'concretus' meaning grown together). The term became standard in English around 1900 as this revolutionary building technique spread through Europe and North America.
Kelly Says
Before ferroconcrete was invented, concrete could only resist compression (pushing down), not tension (pulling apart)—adding iron solved this, enabling architects to build bridges and buildings that would have been impossible before!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ኮንክሪት
en-kual kon-kree-t
ARالعربية
خرسانة حديدية
kharsanah hadidiyyah
BNবাংলা
স্টিল-কংক্রিট
shteel-konkree-t
CACatalà
ferrocementi
fer-roh-se-men-ti
CSČeština
ocelibeton
o-celi-be-ton
DADansk
armeret beton
ar-me-ret be-ton
DEDeutsch
Stahlbeton
shtahl-be-ton
ELΕλληνικά
αρμυρωμένος σκυρόδεμα
ar-moo-ro-men-os skiro-de-ma
ESEspañol
ferrocemento
fer-roh-seh-men-toh
FAفارسی
آرماتور بتن
a-rma-toor be-tan
FISuomi
teräsbetoni
te-ras-be-to-ni
FRFrançais
béton armé
be-toh ar-meh
GUGU
ફેરોકાંક્રીટ
fer-oh-kan-kree-t
HAHA
ferroconcrete
fer-oh-kro-mee-um
HEעברית
בטון מזוין
ba-ton me-zin
HIहिन्दी
लोहे के साथ कंक्रीट
loh-ay ke saath konkree-t
HUMagyar
acélszerkezetű beton
a-chelszer-ke-zet-oo be-ton
IDBahasa Indonesia
beton bertulang
be-ton ber-tu-lang
ITItaliano
cemento armato
che-men-toh ar-mah-toh
JA日本語
鉄筋コンクリート
tetsujin-kon-kure-to
KKKK
ferroconcrete
fer-oh-kro-mee-um
KMKM
បន្ទាត់កម្មសម្លាប់
ban-daat kam-m sam-la-ap
KO한국어
철근 콘크리트
cheol-geun kon-kure-teu
MRMR
फेरोकांक्रिट
fer-oh-kan-kree-t
MSBahasa Melayu
beton bertetulang
be-ton ber-te-tu-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ရေးချင်းကုန်ကြီး
ye-che-ngi-kon-kree
NLNederlands
wapenbeton
wa-pen-be-ton
NONorsk
armert betong
ar-mert be-tong
PAPA
ਫੇਰੋਕਾਂਕ્રੀਟ
fer-oh-kan-kree-t
PLPolski
beton zbrojny
be-ton zbro-j-ny
PTPortuguês
ferrocemento
fer-roh-seh-men-toh
RORomână
beton armat
be-ton ar-mah-at
RUРусский
бетон с арматурой
be-ton s ar-ma-tu-roy
SVSvenska
armerad betong
ar-me-rad be-tong
SWKiswahili
concrete reinforced
kon-kre-t re-in-forced
TAதமிழ்
இரும்பு பலகை கானல்
irumpu pa-la-kai ka-na-l
TEతెలుగు
స్టీల్ కంクリート
shteel kon-kree-t
THไทย
คอนกรีตเสริมเหล็ก
kon-kree-t se-rim le-k
TLTL
betones na may bakal
be-to-nes na may ba-kal
TRTürkçe
demir beton
de-mir be-ton
UKУкраїнська
зброєний бетон
zbro-yen-yi be-ton
URاردو
ہیڈ آف کنکریٹ
hay-ad-af kon-kree-t
VITiếng Việt
bêtông cốt thép
bet-ong cot-thep
ZH中文
钢筋混凝土
gāngjīn hùndòng
ZUZU
ferroconcrete
fer-oh-kro-mee-um