Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concretion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: con-cre-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Of the three beds, the central one is the most compact, and more like ordinary sandstone: it includes numerous flattened spherical concretions."
""My new statue!" said Kenyon. . . . "It is the concretion of a good deal of thought, emotion, and toil of brain and hand.""

Etymology

Borrowed from French concrétion, or Latin concretio.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: concrétion, concretio

Usage

Inflected Forms

concretions (plural)

Derived Forms

bioconcretion concretional concretionary rhizoconcretion

Frequently Paired Words

concrete

Synonyms

coalescence coalescency coalition conglutination compaction compression densification calculus

Rhymes With

completion venetian deletion secretion accretion phoenician excretion grecian peloponnesian rhaetian lutetian

Questions

What does concretion mean?: The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
Where does concretion come from?: It is traced to French.

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