Definition of concrete
- a. - United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
- a. - Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested
with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute
of an object; -- opposed to abstract.
- a. - Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
- n. - A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous
union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.
- n. - A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement
or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and
esp. for submarine structures.
- n. - A term designating both a quality and the subject in
which it exists; a concrete term.
- n. - Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
- v. i. - To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a
mass or solid body.
- v. t. - To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence
of separate particles.
- v. t. - To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.