English Online Dictionary. What means consolidation? What does consolidation mean?
English
Etymology
From Latin cōnsolidātiō, cōnsolidātiōnem, from cōnsolidō.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
consolidation (countable and uncountable, plural consolidations)
- The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
- Synonyms: solidification, combination
- The combination of several actions into one.
- (medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
Coordinate terms
- (The act of uniting by combination): defragmentation
Derived terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsolidātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɔ.li.da.sjɔ̃/
Noun
consolidation f (plural consolidations)
- consolidation
- strengthening, reinforcement
Related terms
- consolider
Further reading
- “consolidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.