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Idioms about concrete
set / cast in concrete, to put (something) in final form; finalize so as to prevent change or reversal: The basic agreement sets in concrete certain policies.
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British Dictionary definitions for concrete
concrete
/ (ËkÉnkriËt) /
noun
- a construction material made of a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water that hardens to a stonelike mass
- (as modifier)a concrete slab
physics a rigid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles
adjective
verb
(tr) to construct in or cover with concrete
(kÉnËkriËt) to become or cause to become solid; coalesce
Derived forms of concrete
concretely, adverbconcreteness, nounconcretive, adjectiveconcretively, adverbWord Origin for concrete
C14: from Latin concrÄtus grown together, hardened, from concrÄscere; see concrescence
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Medical definitions for concrete
concrete
[ kĆn-krÄtâČ, kĆnâČkrÄtâČ ]
adj.
Relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular.
Existing in reality or in real experience; perceptible by the senses; real.
Relating to a material thing or group of things as opposed to an abstraction.
Formed by the coalescence of separate particles or parts into one mass; solid.
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