Consolidation is when a solid object which is made from a powder, becomes less porous.
SIMILAR WORDS:
densification
The more rapidly material is poured into a vessel, the more densely will it pack.If it is then subjected to vibration, further consolidation may occur.
Consolidation has a strong effect on the final porosity of granules produced by coalescence.
Consolidation is when a solid object which is made from a powder, becomes less porous.
Examples of 'consolidation' in a sentence
consolidation
But not all were different enough to survive and a wave of consolidation followed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Such a progressive process of consolidation sets in motion a welcomed predetermined trajectory.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
It is often said that this consolidation in processing needs to be mirrored in farming.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Of course change continues during this consolidation period.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
The consolidation that followed wouldn't have been possible without the downturn.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet competition regulators have consistently blocked the process of consolidation that could safeguard their long-term survival.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What sleep has been shown to do is to promote memory consolidation,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was inevitable, then, that a process of consolidation and enrichment should take place.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The trend toward consolidation would continue, he predicted, until one monster trust controlled all economic activity.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
But, these days, it seems to have neither the resources nor the ambition to lead the consolidation process.