in concrete terms

  • 1Concrete — Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.… …

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  • 2Concrete number — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… …

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  • 3Concrete quantity — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… …

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  • 4Concrete science — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… …

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  • 5Concrete sound or movement of the voice — Concrete Con crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of concrescere to grow together; con + crescere to grow; cf. F. concret. See {Crescent}.] 1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid… …

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  • 6concrete — con|crete1 S3 [ˈkɔŋkri:t US ka:nˈkri:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: concretus, past participle of concrescere to grow together , from com ( COM ) + crescere to grow ] 1.) made of concrete ▪ a concrete floor 2.) definite and specific… …

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  • 7concrete representation — noun a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms • Syn: ↑concretism • Derivationally related forms: ↑concretistic (for: ↑concretism) • Hypernyms: ↑representation, ↑ …

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  • 8Concrete Industry Management — Genre Concrete industry Founded Middle Tennessee State University (1996 (1996)) Headquarters Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. Number of locations …

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  • 9concrete poetry — 1958, from terms coined independently in mid 1950s in Brazil (poesia concreta) and Germany (die konkrete Dichtung). Related: Concrete poem (1958) …

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  • 10concrete — concretely, adv. concreteness, n. concretive, adj. concretively, adv. /kon kreet, kong , kon kreet , kong / for 1 10, 11, 14, 15; /kon kreet , kong / for 12, 13, adj., n., v., concreted, concreting. adj. 1. constituting an actual thing or… …

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