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ConcreteConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(a) Standing for an object as it exists in nature,
invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from
standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to
abstract. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. Concrete
Concrete Con*crete", v. t.
1. To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of
separate particles.
There are in our inferior world divers bodies that
are concreted out of others. --Sir M. Hale.
2. To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.
Concrete
Concrete Con"crete, n.
1. A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous
union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in
one body.
To divide all concretes, minerals and others, into
the same number of distinct substances. --Boyle.
2. A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement
or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways,
foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.
3. (Logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject
in which it exists; a concrete term.
The concretes ``father' and ``son' have, or might
have, the abstracts ``paternity' and ``filiety'.
--J. S. Mill.
4. (Sugar Making) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a
solid mass.
ConcreteConcrete Con*crete", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concreted; p. pr &
vb. n. Concreting.]
To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or
solid body.
Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to
indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard
body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal,
thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of
blood. ``The blood of some who died of the plague could
not be made to concrete.' --Arbuthnot.
Meaning of Concretes from wikipedia
- The
Concretes are a
Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm,
composed of
eight members. The
Concretes began with
Victoria Bergsman,
Maria Eriksson, and...
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asphalt concrete with a
bitumen binder,
which is
frequently used for road surfaces, and
polymer concretes that use
polymers as a binder.
Concrete is distinct...
- The
Concretes is the
debut studio album by
Swedish indie pop band The
Concretes. It was
first released in
Sweden on 2 May 2003 by
Licking Fingers, and...
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issue is
regarding residual pesticides in
concretes.
Cultivation of
natural raw
materials for
producing concretes is
often done by
using monoculture techniques...
- The
Concretes, a
Swedish indie pop band The
Concretes (album), 2003
Concrete (Fear
Factory album), 2002
Concrete (Pet Shop Boys album), 2006
Concrete (Izzy...
- A
concretion is a hard,
compact m****
formed by the
precipitation of
mineral cement within the
spaces between particles, and is
found in
sedimentary rock...
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repairing of old
concrete. The
adhesive properties of
polymer concrete allow repair of both
polymer and
conventional cement-based
concretes. The corrosion...
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Reinforced concrete, also
called ferroconcrete, is a
composite material in
which concrete's relatively low
tensile strength and
ductility are compensated...
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Concreteness is an
aspect of
communication that
means being specific, definite, and
vivid rather than
vague and general. A
concrete communication uses...
- has been used
since Roman times either as m****
foundation concretes or as
lightweight concretes using a
variety of
aggregates combined with a wide range...
