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单词 concretion
释义 con·cre·tion
\känˈkrēshən, kən-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin concretion-, concretio, from concretus (past participle of concrescere to grow together) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at concrete
1.
 a. : the act or process of making or becoming solid, substantial, or real
  < unity must be achieved in defiance of the unique and particularistic forces of historical concretion — Reinhold Niebuhr >
  < when it falls back upon the accepted concretion of traditional knowledge — G.K.Anderson >
 b. : the action of growing together or being formed into a whole
  < the concretion of ideas into a working hypothesis >
2. : the state of being concrete or concreted
 < the concretion of the mass increases through the years >
3. : something that is or is made concrete
 < the language of an art is a concretion of its symbols — Dance Observer >
: a concrete mass : a solid body formed by concreting particles: as
 a. : a hard usually inorganic mass (as a bezoar or tophus) formed in a natural body cavity or in the tissues
 b. : a mass of mineral matter that is found generally in rock of a composition different from its own and that is produced by deposition from aqueous solution in the rock
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