Concretion

Quick meaning: Concretion is a noun meaning The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.

Meaning

The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

"My new statue!" said Kenyon. . . . "It is the concretion of a good deal of thought, emotion, and toil of brain and hand."

Of the three beds, the central one is the most compact, and more like ordinary sandstone: it includes numerous flattened spherical concretions.

Word Forms

• concretions

Synonyms for concretion

Depending on context, synonyms include compression, densification, compaction.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include compaction, compression, densification, accretion, coalescence, concrete.

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