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   Con·crete

   /ˈkänˌkrēt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. existing in a material or physical form; not abstract: "concrete objects like stones" Similar solidmaterialrealphysicaltangibletouchabletactilepalpablevisibleexistingOpposite abstracttheoreticalimaginary
   • ▪ specific; definite: "I haven't got any concrete proof" Similar definitespecificfirmpositiveconclusivedefinitivefixeddecidedset in stonefactualactualrealgenuinesubstantialmaterialtangiblebona fideOpposite vague
   • ▪ (of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action.

   noun

   • 1. a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening: "slabs of concrete"

   verb

   • 1. cover (an area) with concrete: "the precious English countryside may soon be concreted over"
   • ▪ fix in position with concrete: "the post is concreted into the ground"
   • 2. form (something) into a mass; solidify: archaic "the juices of the plants are concreted upon the surface"
   • ▪ make real or concrete instead of abstract: "concreting God into actual form"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘solidified’): from French concret or Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere ‘grow together’. Early use was also as a grammatical term designating a quality belonging to a substance (usually expressed by an adjective such as white in white paper) as opposed to the quality itself (expressed by an abstract noun such as whiteness); later concrete came to be used to refer to nouns embodying attributes (e.g. fool, hero), as opposed to the attributes themselves (e.g. foolishness, heroism), and this is the basis of the modern use as the opposite of ‘abstract’. The noun sense ‘building material’ dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. concreteness noun

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   1. : naming a real thing or class of things. the word poem is concrete, poetry is abstract. 2. : formed by coalition of particles into one solid mass. 3. a. : characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events. b. : specific, particular. a concrete proposal. c. : real, tangible. concrete evidence. 4.

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water. Learn more about concrete, including its history and uses.

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   Concrete definition: an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.. See examples of CONCRETE used in a sentence.

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   Concrete is made up of three basic components: water, aggregate and Portland cement. Because concrete is such a durable material, it is used for construction projects of all sizes.

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   CONCRETE meaning: a hard, strong material that is used for building and made by mixing cement, sand, and broken rocks with water