Difference between Asphalt and Macadam

What is the difference between Asphalt and Macadam?

Asphalt as a noun is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. while Macadam as a noun is the surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

Asphalt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pave with asphalt.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. An abbreviation for asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

Macadam

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).Any road or street

We hope you now know whether to use Asphalt or Macadam in your sentence.

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