congestion

con·gest  (kn-jst)

v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests

v.tr.

1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel.

2. Pathology To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

v.intr.

To become congested.

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[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]

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con·gestion n.

con·gestive adj.

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Congestion a gathering or accumulation; a heap or pile.

Examples: congestion of population, 1887; of traffic, 1883; of unmethodized matter, 1843.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	congestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hydrothorax - accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys haemothorax, hemothorax - accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) hyperaemia, hyperemia - increased blood in an organ or other body part pulmonary congestion - congestion in the lungs stuffiness - state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
	2.	congestion - excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" over-crowding crowding - a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"

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congestion

noun overcrowding, crowding, mass, jam, clogging, bottleneck, snarl-up (informal, chiefly Brit.) Energy consumption, road congestion and pollution have increased.

Translations

congestion [kənˈdʒestʃən]

A. N

1. [of traffic] → congestión f; [of people] → aglomeración f

2. (Med) → congestión f

B. CPD congestion charge(s) N(PL) → tasa fsing por congestión

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congestion [kənˈdʒɛstʃ^ən] n

(MEDICINE) [arteries, lungs] → congestion f

(on roads, in airport, airspace) → encombrement m, congestion f
traffic congestion → embouteillages mpl
congestion charge n → taxe visant à réduire la circulation automobile en ville)f embouteillage >

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congestion

n (= traffic, pedestrians) → Stau m, → Stockung f; (in corridors etc) → Gedränge nt; (= overpopulation) → Übervölkerung f; (Med) → Blutstau m, → Blutandrang m; the congestion in the city centre is getting so bad … → die Verstopfung in der Innenstadt nimmt derartige Ausmaße an …

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congestion [kənˈdʒɛstʃ/ən] n (with traffic) (Med) → congestione f; (with people) → sovraffollamento

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congestion [kənˈdʒɛstʃ/ən] n (with traffic) (Med) → congestione f; (with people) → sovraffollamento

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congestion → احتقان přelidněnost overfyldning Stau συμφόρηση congestión ruuhka encombrement zakrčenost congestione 密集 정체 ophoping overbelastning przeciążenie congestionamento скопление trängsel ความแออัด tıkanıklık sự tắc nghẽn 拥塞