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armored concrete steelFerro-concrete Fer"ro-con"crete, n. (Arch. & Engin.)
Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of
iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles,
water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called
also armored concrete steel, and re["e]nforced concrete. ConcreteConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(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. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. Concrete
Concrete Con*crete", v. t.
1. To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of
separate particles.
There are in our inferior world divers bodies that
are concreted out of others. --Sir M. Hale.
2. To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.
Concrete
Concrete Con"crete, n.
1. A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous
union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in
one body.
To divide all concretes, minerals and others, into
the same number of distinct substances. --Boyle.
2. 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.
3. (Logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject
in which it exists; a concrete term.
The concretes ``father' and ``son' have, or might
have, the abstracts ``paternity' and ``filiety'.
--J. S. Mill.
4. (Sugar Making) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a
solid mass.
ConcreteConcrete Con*crete", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concreted; p. pr &
vb. n. Concreting.]
To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or
solid body.
Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to
indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard
body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal,
thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of
blood. ``The blood of some who died of the plague could
not be made to concrete.' --Arbuthnot. Concrete numberConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(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. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. concrete oil of wineEtherin E"ther*in, n. (Chem.)
A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric
variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the
residue left after making ether; -- formerly called also
concrete oil of wine. Concrete quantityConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(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. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. Concrete scienceConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(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. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. Concrete sound or movement of the voiceConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(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. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. ConcretedConcrete Con*crete", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concreted; p. pr &
vb. n. Concreting.]
To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or
solid body.
Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to
indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard
body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal,
thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of
blood. ``The blood of some who died of the plague could
not be made to concrete.' --Arbuthnot. Concretely
Concretely Con*crete"ly, adv.
In a concrete manner.
Concreteness
Concreteness Con*crete"ness, n.
The quality of being concrete.
ConcretingConcrete Con*crete", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concreted; p. pr &
vb. n. Concreting.]
To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or
solid body.
Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to
indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard
body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal,
thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of
blood. ``The blood of some who died of the plague could
not be made to concrete.' --Arbuthnot. Concretion
Concretion Con*cre"tion, n. [L. concretio.]
1. The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of
becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass;
solidification.
Concretional
Concretional Con*cre"tion*al, a.
Concretionary.
Concretionary
Concretionary Con*cre"tion*a*ry, a.
Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation;
producing or containing concretions.
Concretive
Concretive Con*cre"tive, a.
Promoting concretion. --Sir T. Browne.
Concretively
Concretively Con*cre"tive*ly, adv.
In a concrete manner.
Concreture
Concreture Con*cre"ture (?; 135), n.
A mass formed by concretion. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Ferro-concreteFerro-concrete Fer"ro-con"crete, n. (Arch. & Engin.)
Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of
iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles,
water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called
also armored concrete steel, and re["e]nforced concrete. Gouty concretionsGouty Gout"y, a.
1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty
person; a gouty joint.
2. Pertaining to the gout. ``Gouty matter.' --Blackmore.
3. Swollen, as if from gout. --Derham.
4. Boggy; as, gouty land. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Gouty bronchitis, bronchitis arising as a secondary disease
during the progress of gout.
Gouty concretions, calculi (urate of sodium) formed in the
joints, kidneys, etc., of sufferers from gout.
Gouty kidney, an affection occurring during the progress of
gout, the kidney shriveling and containing concretions of
urate of sodium. Inconcrete
Inconcrete In*con"crete, a. [L. inconcretus incorporeal.]
Not concrete. [R.] --L. Andrews.
reenforced concreteFerro-concrete Fer"ro-con"crete, n. (Arch. & Engin.)
Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of
iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles,
water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called
also armored concrete steel, and re["e]nforced concrete. Reenforced concreteReenforced concrete Re["e]nforced concrete
Concrete having within its mass a system of strengthening
iron or steel supports. = Ferro-concrete.
Meaning of Concret from wikipedia
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Concretism may
refer to one of the
following Concrete art, a form of
abstractionism Concrete poetry Gutai Art ****ociation, a
group of
artists who pursued...
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Concret PH (1958) is a
musique concrète
piece by
Iannis Xenakis,
originally created for the
Philips Pavilion (designed by
Xenakis as Le Corbusier's ****istant)...
- Art
Concret was a single-issue French-language art
magazine published in
Paris in 1930. It was the
vehicle for a
group of
abstract artists who wished...
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Following this, van
Doesburg proceeded to
propose a
rival group, Art
Concret,
championing a
geometrical abstract art
closely related to the aesthetics...
- Quirós (Postimpressionism);
Emilio Pettoruti (Cubism);
Julio Barragán (
Concretism and Cubism)
Antonio Berni (Neofigurativism);
Roberto Aizenberg and Xul...
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political regime through figurative art;
therefore geometric abstraction and
concretism ushered in an art that did not
connote anything political or have really...
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Doesburg to be too
indefinite a
collection he
published the
journal Art
Concret setting out a
manifesto defining an
abstract art in
which the line, color...
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group et de la
Revue Art
Concret, Impr. Union, Paris, 1930. "Van
Doesburg and the
International Avant-Garde: Room 11: Art
Concret". Tate.
Retrieved 2015-03-07...
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entered and
exited the building, Xenakis's
musique concrète
composition Concret PH was heard. The
building was
demolished on 30
January 1959. The European...
- and
background or
rhythmic hierarchy.
Examples include:
Iannis Xenakis's
Concret PH (1958),
Bohor I (1962), ****polis (1971), and many of his
pieces for...
