concretion
- noun
- /kənˈkriːʃən/
- Specialized
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concreción
- In geology, a concretion is a solid mass that forms when different materials come together in a cohesive manner.
- concretions formed
Because there are parties and there is concretion.
- Because there are parties and there is concretion.
Examples
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Ever since, the impacted object had been acting as a nucleus for salt concretion.
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Also, two 17th-century coins were found attached to the wreck in concretions.
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It is possible that the increasing accumulation of concretions around the foreign body over the years led to the slow compression and inflammation of the surrounding tissues.
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During the excavation, we discovered several large concretions embedded in the layers of sediment.
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Over time, minerals can accumulate in specific areas, leading to the formation of concretions within the rock.
Synonyms
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4.0
Pressing something so it becomes smaller and denser
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7.4
Gradual growth by adding small bits or layers of matter
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7.2
Material that settles in one place after water, wind, or ice moves it
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6.9
A change when a liquid becomes thick and forms clots, like blood or milk
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6.5
Making soil or material denser by pressing it together
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7.8
The joining of separate parts to form one whole
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8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
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6.7
A hard mass that forms when loose material is pressed together
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6.8
The change when a liquid or soft thing becomes hard, usually by cooling
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4.9
Making something smaller or more compact by reducing its volume
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9.4
Small bits in a liquid stick together to form soft clumps
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8.4
The act of making something more dense by adding more people, buildings, or tiny parts
Small pieces of rock or sand become hard and form a solid mass
Minerals bind small rock or sand grains together to form hard rock
The change that turns loose sand or mud into hard rock
Many small things join together into one round mass
Different parts join to form one whole
Separate parts or cells stick together to form one group
A growing together of separate parts into one whole
A process of becoming hard when a liquid cools or a wet material dries
How Solid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word concretion comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and crescere 'to grow', the same root you see in increase. So a concretion is when small pieces 'grow together' and harden into one solid mass.