consolidation
See also: Consolidation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnsolidātiō, cōnsolidātiōnem, from cōnsolidō.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
consolidation (countable and uncountable, plural consolidations)
- The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
- Synonyms: solidification, combination
- The combination of several actions into one.
- (medicine) 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.
Coordinate terms edit
- (The act of uniting by combination): defragmentation
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the act or process of consolidating
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the combination of several actions into one
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solidification into a firm dense mass (med.)
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnsolidātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
consolidation f (plural consolidations)
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Further reading edit
- “consolidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.