concrétion — [ kɔ̃kresjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1537; lat. concretio, de concrescere → concret 1 ♦ Le fait de prendre une consistance plus solide. ⇒ épaississement, solidification. 2 ♦ Réunion de parties en un corps solide; ce corps. Géol. Concrétion calcaire (⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
concretion — by 1670s, from Fr. concrétion, from L. concretionem (nom. concretio), from concretus (see CONCRETE (Cf. concrete)) … Etymology dictionary
Concretion — Con*cre tion, n. [L. concretio.] 1. The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
concretion — [kən krē′shən] n. [L concretio: see CONCRETE] 1. a solidifying or being solidified 2. an act or instance of concretizing 3. a solidified mass; specif., a) Geol. an inclusion in sedimentary rock, usually rounded and harder than the surrounding… … English World dictionary
concretion — /kon kree sheuhn, kong /, n. 1. the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification. 2. the state of being concreted. 3. a solid mass formed by or as if by coalescence or cohesion: a concretion of melted candies … Universalium
concretion — The formation of solid material by aggregation of discrete units or particles. [L. cum, together, + crescere, to grow] * * * con·cre·tion kän krē shən, kən n a hard usu. inorganic mass (as a bezoar or tophus) formed in a living body * * * n. a… … Medical dictionary
concretio — con·cre·tio (kən kreґshe o) [L.] concretion … Medical dictionary
concretion — noun a hard solid mass formed by accumulation of matter. Derivatives concretionary adjective Origin C16: from L. concretio(n ), from concrescere grow together … English new terms dictionary
concretion — n. 1 a a hard solid concreted mass. b the forming of this by coalescence. 2 Med. a stony mass formed within the body. 3 Geol. a small round mass of rock particles embedded in limestone or clay. Derivatives: concretionary adj. Etymology: F f. L… … Useful english dictionary
concreţiune — CONCREŢIÚNE, concreţiuni, s.f. Agregat mineral de formă sferică sau neregulată, format prin depunerea rocilor sedimentare în jurul unui corp străin şi prin concentrarea substanţelor minerale din soluţii apoase. [pr.: ţi u ] – Din fr. concrétion,… … Dicționar Român