English-Thai Dictionary
concretion
N ของแข็ง solid kong-kaeng
concretion
N สภาพ ที่ เป็น ของแข็ง solidifying sa-pab-ti-pen-kong-kaeng
concretionary
A ที่เกิด จาก การเกาะ ตัว กัน ที่ ประกอบด้วย ก้อน แข็ง
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONCRETION
n. 1. The act of concreting; the process by which soft or fluid bodies become thick, consistent, solid or hard; the act of growing together, or of uniting, by other natural process, the small particles of matter into a mass.
2. The mass or solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation or induration; a clot; a lump; a solid substance formed in the soft parts or in the cavities of animal bodies.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONCRETION
Con *cre "tion, n. Etym: [L. concretio.]
1. The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.
2. A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc. ; a clot; a lump; a calculus. Accidental ossifications or deposits of phosphates of lime in certain organs... are called osseous concretions. Dunglison.
3. (Geol.)
Defn: A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay.
CONCRETIONAL
CONCRETIONAL Con *cre "tion *al, a.
Defn: Concretionary.
CONCRETIONARY
CONCRETIONARY Con *cre "tion *a *ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation; producing or containing concretions.
New American Oxford Dictionary
concretion
con cre tion |kənˈkrēSHən, kän -kənˈkriʃən | ▶noun a hard solid mass formed by the local accumulation of matter, esp. within the body or within a mass of sediment: a mass of small concretions, each built up layer upon layer around some small nucleus. • the formation of such a mass. DERIVATIVES con cre tion ar y |-SHəˌnerē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin concretio (n- ), from concrescere ‘grow together. ’
Oxford Dictionary
concretion
con |cre ¦tion |kənˈkriːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a hard solid mass formed by the local accumulation of matter, especially within the body or within a mass of sediment. • [ mass noun ] the process by which matter forms into a concretion. DERIVATIVES concretionary adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin concretio (n- ), from concrescere ‘grow together ’.
French Dictionary
concrétion
concrétion n. f. nom féminin 1 Corps solide provenant de la réunion de plusieurs substances. 2 médecine Calcul qui se forme dans les tissus, les articulations.