concrete (redirected from concreting)

con·crete  (kn-krt, kng-, knkrt, kng-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular: had the concrete evidence needed to convict.

2. Existing in reality or in real experience; perceptible by the senses; real: concrete objects such as trees.

3. Formed by the coalescence of separate particles or parts into one mass; solid.

4. Made of hard, strong, conglomerate construction material.

n. (knkrt, kng-, kn-krt, kng-)

1. A hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate gravel, pebbles, broken stone, or slag in a mortar or cement matrix.

2. A mass formed by the coalescence of particles.

v. (knkrt, kng-, kn-krt, kng-) con·cret·ed, con·cret·ing, con·cretes

v.tr.

1. To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.

2. To form into a mass by coalescence or cohesion of particles or parts.

v.intr.

To harden; solidify.

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[Middle English concret, from Latin concrtus, past participle of concrscere, to grow together, harden : com-, com- + crscere, to grow; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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con·cretely adv.

con·creteness n.

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concrete

Noun

a building material made of cement, sand, stone and water that hardens to a stonelike mass

Verb

[-creting, -creted]

to cover with concrete

Adjective

1. made of concrete

2. specific as opposed to general

3. relating to things that can be perceived by the senses, as opposed to abstractions [Latin concrescere to grow together]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water building material - material used for constructing buildings cement - a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar cement - concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool" ferroconcrete, reinforced concrete - concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses paving, paving material, pavement - material used to pave an area sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
Verb	1.	concrete - cover with cement; "concrete the walls" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	concrete - form into a solid mass; coalesce solidify - make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
Adj.	1.	concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" practical - concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art" real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow tangible, touchable - perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
	2.	concrete - formed by the coalescence of particles solid - of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"

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concrete

noun 1. cement, (not in technical usage)

adjective 2. specific, precise, explicit, definite, clear-cut, unequivocal, unambiguous << OPPOSITE vague

adjective 3. real, material, actual, substantial, sensible, tangible, factual << OPPOSITE abstract

Translations

concrete [ˈkɔnkriːt] n → hormigón m

adj → concreto

concrete [ˈkɔŋkriːt] n → béton m

adj → concret/ète;

(Constr) → en béton

concrete [ˈkɔŋkriːt] n → Beton m

adj (ceiling, block) → Beton-;

(proposal, idea) → konkret

concrete [ˈkɔŋkriːt] n → calcestruzzo

adj → concreto/a;

(CONSTR) → di calcestruzzo

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concrete

adj concrete [ˈkoŋkriːt]

1 made of concrete concrete slabs.betonإسْمَنْتي، مُتَماسِكбетоненbetonovýbeton-Beton-...που είναι φτιαγμένος από μπετόνde hormigónbetoonistبتونیbetoni-en bétonמְבוּטַןरोड़ाskručen, tvrd, stvrdnutbeton-, cement-betonsteinsteypu-di cementoコンクリートの콘크리트로 만든betoninisbetona-konkritbetonnenbetong-betonowyconcretode betonбетонныйbetónovýbetonskibetonskibetong-ทำจากคอนกรีตbeton混凝土制的бетоннийکنکریٹ کا بنا ہواcụ thể混凝土制的

2 able to be seen and felt; real or definite A wooden table is a concrete object.tasbaar, konkreet, werklik, vas, vasteمَحْسوسдействителенkonkrétní, hmatatelnýkonkret; håndgribeligkonkretσυμπαγής, συγκεκριμένος (γραμμ.)concretokonkreetneواقعی؛ ملموسkonkreettinenconcretמוּחָשִׁיनिश्चितkonkretan, stvarankonkrétkonkrethlutkenndurconcreto具体的な구체적인konkretus, realuskonkrēts; reālspejalconcreetkonkret, anskueligkonkretnyconcretoconcretконкретныйkonkrétnystvarenkonkretankonkretที่เป็นรูปธรรมsomut具體的конкретнийمادیxác định cụ thể具体的

n

a mixture of cement with sand etc used in building. betonإسْمِنْتбетонbetonbetonder Betonμπετόνhormigónbetoonبتونbetonibétonבֶּטוֹןकंकरीट-मिश्रक, ठोसbetonbetonbetonsteinsteypacementoコンクリート콘크리트betonasbetonsadunan konkritbetonbetongbetoncimento armadobetonбетонbetónbetonbetonbetongคอนกรีตbeton混凝土бетонریت سیمنٹ کا آمیزہbê tông混凝土

v

to spread with concrete We'll have to concrete the garden path.beton gooi, betonneerيُغَطّي بالأسْمِنْتбетонирамvybetonovatstøbe i beton; belægge med beton; cementerebetonierenτσιμεντώνωrevestir de hormigónbetoneerimaبتون ریزی کردنpäällystää betonillabétonnerלְכָסוֹת בְּבֶּטוֹןकंकरीट करवानाbetoniratibetonozmenyemensteypa (í)cementareコンクリートで固める콘크리트를 바르다[](iš)betonuotibetonētmenyimencementerenlegge betong, støpebetonowaćcimentara betonaбетонироватьvybetónovaťbetoniratibetoniratibelägga med (gjuta i) betongเทคอนกรีตbetonlamak用混凝土修築бетонуватиکنکریٹ کا بناناphủ bê tông用混凝土修筑

n ˈconcreteness

werklikheid; vastigheidمَحْسوسِيَّهопределеностkonkrétnostkonkretheddie Betoniertheitυλική υπόστασηcalidad de concretokonkreetsusعینیتkonkreettisuuscaractère concretמוּחָשִׁיוּתमूर्तताkonkretnostkonkrétságkonkretáþreifanleikiconcretezza具体性구체적임konkretumaskonkrētumskekukuhanconcreetheiddet å være konkret; anskuelighetkonkretconcreteţeконкретностьkonkrétnosťstvarnostkonkretnostkonkretionความเป็นรูปธรรมsomutluk凝結性；具體性конкретністьسختی ، کنکریٹ کی طرح کاbê tông凝结性；具体性