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Definition of concrete noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

concrete

noun
 
 
/ˈkɒŋkriːt/
 
/ˈkɑːnkriːt/
[uncountable]
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  1. building material that is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water
    • a slab of concrete
    • The pathway is formed from large pebbles set in concrete.
    see also reinforced concrete
    Extra Examples
    • Before the concrete sets the surface can be given a final smoothing over.
    • (figurative) I do not regard the constitution of the United Kingdom as set in concrete.
    • (figurative) I do not regard this plan as set in concrete.
    • a floor made of bare concrete
    Topics Physics and chemistryb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • solid
    • bare
    • fresh
    • …
    … of concrete
    • layer
    • slab
    verb + concrete
    • mix
    • lay
    • pour
    • …
    concrete + verb
    • set
    concrete + noun
    • block
    • slab
    • building
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘solidified’): from French concret or Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere ‘grow together’. The noun sense ‘building material’ dates from the mid 19th cent.
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