encrustation
Accumulated surface layer
Encrustation is a hard coating or crust that forms on a surface, typically through accumulation or deposit: mineral encrustations on the pipes, barnacle encrustations on the hull.
The word applies to natural buildup—salt, calcium, rust—or decorative overlays of ornamental material.
Also spelled incrustation.
Collected mass over time
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- layeringForming successive strata
- scalingClimbing or resizing
limescale · plaque · tartar · concretion · precipitate · residue · accretion · calcification
Becoming rock-like
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
concretion · geode · crystallization · paleontology · trilobite · ammonite · amber · impression
Thin lustrous coating
- enamelHard glossy coating
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- shellacResinous wood coating
finish · veneer · plating · gilding · overlay · cladding · lamination · anodizing
Installing tiny bearing stones
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
filigree · bejeweled · sequined · gemstone · rhinestone · pearl · coral · mosaic
accumulation
Collected mass over time
scaling · limescale · plaque · tartar · concretion · precipitate · residue · accretion · calcification · mineralization
petrification
Becoming rock-like
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
sedimentation · concretion · geode · crystallization · paleontology · trilobite · ammonite · amber · impression · carbonization
glaze
Thin lustrous coating
shellac · finish · veneer · plating · gilding · overlay · cladding · lamination · anodizing · patina
jeweling
Installing tiny bearing stones
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
inlay · filigree · bejeweled · sequined · gemstone · rhinestone · pearl · coral · mosaic · appliqué
- residueresidue, buildup, film, scum, grime
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- fossilizationfossilization, petrification, mineralization, carbonization, cast
- marine corrosiongalvanic corrosion, biofouling, barnacles, antifouling, sacrificial anodes
encrustationbareness
Lack of covering
smoothness · cleanness · polish · nakedness · raw material
crust, crusty, crusted, crustacean, encrust, encrusted, encrusting, incrustation, encrusts