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Floating (surface finishing)

Scope note

Surface finishing process for concrete and mortar that embeds aggregate, removes slight imperfections, humps, and voids to produce a level surface, and consolidates material rising to the surface. STEIN

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053845

Broader Terms used

finishing (process)

Equivalent Terms used

floated

Created

13yrs ago

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