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PRONUNCIATION OF CONCRETION

concretion  [kənˈkriːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCRETION

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Concretion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONCRETION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

concretion

Concretion

A concretion is a hard, compact mass of sedimentary rock formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between the sediment grains. Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur. The word 'concretion' is derived from the Latin con meaning 'together' and crescere meaning 'to grow'. Concretions form within layers of sedimentary strata that have already been deposited. They usually form early in the burial history of the sediment, before the rest of the sediment is hardened into rock. This concretionary cement often makes the concretion harder and more resistant to weathering than the host stratum. There is an important distinction to draw between concretions and nodules. Concretions are formed from mineral precipitation around some kind of nucleus while a nodule is a replacement body. Descriptions dating from the 18th century attest to the fact that concretions have long been regarded as geological curiosities. Because of the variety of unusual shapes, sizes and compositions, concretions have been interpreted to be dinosaur eggs, animal and plant fossils, extraterrestrial debris or human artifacts.

Definition of concretion in the English dictionary

The first definition of concretion in the dictionary is the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence. Other definition of concretion is a solid or solidified mass. Concretion is also something made real, tangible, or specific.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONCRETION


accretion
əˈkriːʃən
completion
kəmˈpliːʃən
deletion
dɪˈliːʃən
Diocletian
ˌdaɪəˈkliːʃən
Grecian
ˈɡriːʃən
hyperexcretion
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈskriːʃən
hypersecretion
ˌhaɪpəsɪˈkriːʃən
incompletion
ˌɪnkəmˈpliːʃən
incretion
ɪnˈkriːʃən
Lucretian
luːˈkriːʃən
magnesian
mæɡˈniːʃən
neurosecretion
ˌnjʊərəʊsɪˈkriːʃən
Ossetian
ɒˈsiːʃən
oversecretion
ˌəʊvəsɪˈkriːʃən
Phoenician
fəˈniːʃən
repletion
rɪˈpliːʃən
Rhaetian
ˈriːʃən
Rhodesian
rəʊˈdiːʃən
secretion
sɪˈkriːʃən
Venetian
vɪˈniːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONCRETION

concrescent
concrete
concrete jungle
concrete mixer
concrete music
concrete noun
concrete number
concrete poetry
concretely
concreteness
concretionary
concretisation
concretise
concretism
concretist
concretive
concretively
concretization
concretize
concrew

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONCRETION

accreditation
action
addition
administration
age of discretion
animation
application
association
attention
attraction
carburetion
depletion
discretion
excretion
indiscretion
internal secretion
noncompletion
obsoletion
ozone depletion
suppletion

Synonyms and antonyms of concretion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «concretion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONCRETION

Find out the translation of concretion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of concretion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «concretion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

结石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

concreción
570 millions of speakers

English

concretion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पथरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحجير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конкреция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

concreção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাথরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

concrétion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Konkrit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Konkretion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

結石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결핵
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Concretion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngưng kết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பருப்பொருட்பேறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काकडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katılaşmış madde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

concrezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrost
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конкреція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concrețiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμπηξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verharding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konkretion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

concretion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of concretion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCRETION»

The term «concretion» is regularly used and occupies the 84.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCRETION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about concretion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCRETION»

Discover the use of concretion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to concretion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rock Mechanics: Proceedings of the 35th US Symposium on Rock ...
Debonding may occur if the contact between the concretion and the matrix is weak; however, tensile stresses should cause either debonding or a single fracture to form within the concretion. Compression could cause both multiple fractures in ...
Jaak J.K. Daemen, Richard A. Schultz, 1995
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State ...
Claystone concretion, Hadley. (Plate 16, figure 18.) 146. Claystone concretion, Hadley. Form of a prolate Spheroid. 147. Claystone concretion, Montague. 148. Claystone concretion, Montague. 149. Claystone concretion, Montague. 150.
Massachusetts. Board of agriculture, 1859
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Annual report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of ...
Claystone concretion, Hadley. (Plate 16, figure 18.) 146. Claystone concretion, Hadley. Form of a prolate Spheroid. 147. Claystone concretion, Montague. 148. Claystone concretion, Montague. 149. Claystone concretion, Montague. , 150.
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, 1859
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture
180. 181. 182. 183. 18-1. 185. _ Claystone concretions, Amherst. Claystone concretions, Amherst. Claystone concretion, Hadley. (Plate 16, figure 18.) Claystone concretion, Hadley. Form of a prolale Spheroid. Claystone concretion, Montague.
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Rock Characterisation, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods
Density Elastic Bonding Stiffness Bonding Rock (kg/m3) modulus(GPa) strength( MPa) ratio radius Limestone 2600 10 52 2.42 1 17 coal 1300 2 12 2.56 1 Aluminum Mudstone 2500 3.6 35 2.48 l Concretion 3000 15 84 2.36 1 we is Table 3.
Xia-Ting Feng, John A. Hudson, Fei Tan, 2013
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The Archaeologist's Manual for Conservation: A Guide to ...
If the concretion feels too light to be made of iron then the metal has likely entirely corroded leaving only a mold. This concretion can be drilled and the hollow filled with epoxy resin to replicate the artifact. If there is doubt about metal residing ...
Bradley A. Rodgers, 2004
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Phosphorites on the Sea Floor
1'9°23'W 360 concretion 67 — — 4.7 1.0640.02 — — 0.6340.03 3304140 —- 105 544 9'56'S_79°26'W 891 concretion 16 — — 2.2 1.004003 — — 0.7440.03 >800 - 140 KK-71-96 12:22's.77f27'w 187 concretion 118 — — 5.7 1.084001 ...
G.N. Baturin, 1982
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Serçe Limani: An Eleventh-Century Shipwreck Vol. 1, The Ship ...
2 With the exception of An 9 — whose concretion shell was thin and crumbly — thick, hard concretion shells had formed around the anchors and were generally in excellent condition. In some cases, however, they had undergone damage or ...
George F. Bass, Sheila Matthews, J. Richard Steffy, 2004
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Fundamental Theology
The Problem of Exclusivity Does not the unconditioned concretion claimed for a possible revelation lead to exclusivity and thus to the rejection and exclusion of everything else? Welte formulates the problem as follows: The unconditioned ...
Heinrich Fries, 1996
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British Medical Journal
In the ease of a concretion becoming organised, a more complex microscopical field is presented. I have had one opportunity of examining such a clot; and the appearances in that instance were those of an areolar web rich in white cells, and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCRETION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term concretion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Treasure hunter roils the waters as he makes new finds
In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, explorer Barry Clifford, left, reviews an X-ray image of a concretion showing a cannon ball and coins that diver and ... «Houston Chronicle, Jun 15»
2
Trial in Argentina on Plan Cóndor Enters in Final Phase
... only proved the individual responsibility of the defendants but also the active participation of the United States in the concretion of the plan. «Radio Cadena Agramonte, Jun 15»
3
Fossil hunting grandmother from Minnesota makes name for herself
It turned out to be an 87 pound concretion that the group hauled out and cracked open, revealing the prized cluster of 30 plus ammonites inside ... «Grand Forks Herald, May 15»
4
Texas A&M Brings Old Civil War Ship Back to Life
There's concretion all around it. mollusks, barnacles on it. Sometimes you've got an oyster shell or two." Now the real work begins. "We chisel ... «KBTX, May 15»
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'I knew I hit the jackpot': Minnesota grandma makes name for herself …
Grier discovered the mass of fossilized shells in 2011 inside a large, egg-shaped rock referred to as a concretion. Two years later, she donated ... «INFORUM, May 15»
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Uruguay insists with the EU trade accord, even leaving Mercosur aside
In case Argentina prevents the concretion of the trade agreement in the framework of Mercosur, Uruguay and Brazil will analyze and consider ... «MercoPress, Apr 15»
7
Dead Battery Just Released The Best EP This Week With Recovery …
Opening with a vocal sample expressing its name, “Leaving The Light” is the concretion of the aphotic experience. It's a slightly upbeat ... «Your EDM, Apr 15»
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Equine Urinary Disease
Affected patients can also accumulate a large concretion of urine crystals into a mass that can be confused with a cystolith. However, this ... «TheHorse.com, Apr 15»
9
DNA extracted from ancient Neanderthal fossil
"In contrast to most of the bones of the main assemblage, it was free from major concretion apart from a superficial film of calcite," they add. «ABC Science Online, Apr 15»
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Oldest Neanderthal DNA Sample Extracted in Italy
“In contrast to most of the bones of the main assemblage, it was free from major concretion apart from a superficial film of calcite,” they added. «Discovery News, Apr 15»

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