overconsolidated
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
overconsolidated (comparative more overconsolidated, superlative most overconsolidated)
- consolidated to an excessive degree
- (of soil) consolidated to a greater extent than that due to the overburden
Quotations edit
- 1995, US EPA, Bioremediation of hazardous wastes:
- The soil at the site was overconsolidated clayey silt with very low permeability.
Verb edit
overconsolidated
- simple past and past participle of overconsolidate
References edit
- OED 2004 (online)