consolidation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.
The combination of several actions into one.
A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.

noun

A steam locomotive of the 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, first built in the United States in 1866.

/kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consolidation.wav /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/

consolidation consolidations

From Latin cōnsolidātiō, cōnsolidātiōnem, from cōnsolidō.

solidification combination

anticonsolidation con consol deconsolidation microconsolidation nonconsolidation order consolidation overconsolidation preconsolidation

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