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   concrete

   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 building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into moulds and 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 of man"

   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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   What is a concrete construction material?

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   What does concrete mean in a sentence?

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   What does concreted mean?

   • concreted; concreting transitive verb 1 a : to form into a solid mass : solidify b : combine, blend 2 : to make actual or real : cause to take on the qualities of reality 3 : to cover with, form of, or set in concrete The statues were concretedto the ground. intransitive verb : to become concreted concrete 3 of 3 noun con·creteˈkän-ˌkrēt

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   What is concrete made of?

   • Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, [ 1 ] and is the most widely used building material. [ 2 ] Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminium combined.

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   How is concrete characterized?

   • Concrete is characterized by the type of aggregate or cement used, by the specific qualities it manifests, or by the methods used to produce it. In ordinary structural concrete, the character of the concrete is largely determined by a water-to-cement ratio. The lower the water content, all else being equal, the stronger the concrete.

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