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   concrete

   adjective

   • 1. existing in a material or physical form; not abstract: "concrete objects like stones" Similar solidmaterialrealphysicaltangibletouchabletactilepalpablevisibleexistingOpposite abstracttheoreticalimaginary
   • ▪ specific; definite: "I haven't got any concrete proof" Similar definitespecificfirmpositiveconclusivedefinitivefixeddecidedset in stonefactualactualrealgenuinesubstantialmaterialtangiblebona fideOpposite vague
   • ▪ (of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action.

   noun

   • 1. a building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into moulds and forms a mass resembling stone on hardening: "slabs of concrete"

   verb

   • 1. cover (an area) with concrete: "the precious English countryside may soon be concreted over"
   • ▪ fix in position with concrete: "the post is concreted into the ground"
   • 2. form (something) into a mass; solidify: archaic "the juices of the plants are concreted upon the surface"
   • ▪ make real or concrete instead of abstract: "concreting God into actual form of man"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘solidified’): from French concret or Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere ‘grow together’. Early use was also as a grammatical term designating a quality belonging to a substance (usually expressed by an adjective such as white in white paper) as opposed to the quality itself (expressed by an abstract noun such as whiteness); later concrete came to be used to refer to nouns embodying attributes (e.g. fool, hero), as opposed to the attributes themselves (e.g. foolishness, heroism), and this is the basis of the modern use as the opposite of ‘abstract’. The noun sense ‘building material’ dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. concreteness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONCRETE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     CONCRETE meaning: 1. a very hard building material made by...

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     CONCRETE JUNGLE definition: 1. an ugly grey area of a city...

   • Znaczenie Concrete, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     concrete definicja: 1. a very hard building material made by...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     CONCRETE translate: cụ thể, xác định cụ thể, bê tông, phủ bê...

   • Concrete in French

     concrete translate: béton [masculine], en béton,...

   • Concrete in German

     CONCRETE translate: Beton-…, konkret, der Beton, betonieren....

   • Concrete: Indonesian Translation

     concrete translate: beton, konkret, beton, menyemen. Learn...

   • Concrete Noun

     CONCRETE NOUN definition: 1. a noun that refers to a real...

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5. www.britannica.com › technology › concrete-building-materialConcrete | Definition, Composition, Uses, Types, & Facts

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   4 days ago · Concrete is a structural material of aggregate and cement bonded by water. Learn about its history, types, properties, and applications in construction and engineering.

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   • Concrete consists of a solid and chemically inert particulate substance, called aggregate (usually sand and gravel), bonded together by cement and...
   • In 1824 an English inventor, Joseph Aspdin, burned and ground together a compound of limestone and clay. This mixture, called portland cement, has...
   • Concrete strength is affected by environmental factors, especially temperature and moisture. If it dries prematurely, it may be unable to resist un...

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   Concrete definition: an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.. See examples of CONCRETE used in a sentence.

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   Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, [1] and is the most widely used building material. [2] . Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminium combined.

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   Concrete Definition: Concrete, an artificial stone-like mass, is the composite material that is created by mixing binding material (cement or lime) along with the aggregate ( sand, gravel, stone, brick chips, etc.), water, admixtures, etc in specific proportions. The strength and quality are dependent on the mixing proportions.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONCRETE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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