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Concretion

The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.

📖 Definitions of "Concretion"

noun

1
The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
2
A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
3
A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor.
4
The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action.

🔄 Synonyms of "Concretion"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
compressionnoun	An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
densificationnoun	The act or process of making or becoming dense.
compactionnoun	The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Concretion"

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Word	Definition
compactionnoun	The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
compressionnoun	An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
densificationnoun	The act or process of making or becoming dense.
accretionnoun	(uncountable, also figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth.
coalescencenoun	The act of coalescing.
concretenoun	(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
agglomerationnoun	State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
glomerationnoun	That which is formed into a ball.
conglomerationnoun	That which consists of many previously separate parts.
agglomeratenoun	A collection or mass.
congestionnoun	The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
congregationnoun	A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
coalescingnoun	coalescence
congealmentnoun	The act of congealing.
conglobationnoun	Formation into a ball, globe or rounded mass.
colliquefactionnoun	(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
congeriesnoun	A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
conglobulationnoun	The act, or the result of conglobulating
aggregationnoun	The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
massingnoun	A bringing together into a mass.