Eprouvette vs. Mortar
Difference Between Eprouvette and Mortar
Eprouvettenoun
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
Mortarnoun
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
Mortarnoun
A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
Mortarnoun
(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
Mortarverb
(transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
Mortarverb
(transitive) To pound in a mortar.
Mortarverb
To fire a mortar (weapon).
Mortarnoun
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
Mortarnoun
used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
Mortarnoun
a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
Mortarverb
plaster with mortar;
mortar the wall
