concrete

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (to curdle) from con- (with, together) + crescō (to grow, rise). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnkɹiːt/, [ˈkɒŋkɹiːt], (verb) /kənˈkɹiːt/, [kəŋˈkɹiːt] (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/, [ˌkɑŋˈkɹiːt], /ˈkɑnkɹit/, [ˈkɑŋkɹiːt] (South Asia) IPA(key): /kɔn.kriʈ/, /kɔŋk.riʈ/ Rhymes: -iːt === Adjective === concrete (comparative concreter, superlative concretest) Real, actual, tangible. (category theory, of a category) Analogous to the categories of algebraic objects which category theory was created to generalize, in the sense of having objects which can be thought of as sets equipped with some additional structure. Formally, equipped with a faithful functor to the category of sets. (by extension, topos theory, of a category C {\displaystyle C} with respect to another category X {\displaystyle X} ) Equipped with a faithful functor to X {\displaystyle X} (called a base category), in which case C {\displaystyle C} is called a concrete category over X {\displaystyle X} . Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories. Antonyms: intangible, abstract Particular, specific, rather than general. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:specific Antonyms: see Thesaurus:generic (not comparable) Made of concrete (building material). (obsolete) Made up of separate parts; composite. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Antonym: discrete (obsolete) Not liquid or fluid; solid. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === concrete (countable and uncountable, plural concretes) (countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand. Hyponym: asphalt concrete (especially) Such a material whose cement is Portland cement or a similar limestone derivative. Coordinate term: asphalt concrete (logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term. (US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings. (perfumery) An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic. (possibly obsolete) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass. (obsolete) Any solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion. ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: コンクリート (konkurīto) → Korean: 콘크리트 (konkeuriteu) → Malayalam: കോൺക്രീറ്റ് (kōṇkrīṟṟŭ) → Thai: คอนกรีต (kɔn-grìit) → Yoruba: kankere ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === concrete (third-person singular simple present concretes, present participle concreting, simple past and past participle concreted) (usually transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material). (usually transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real). (intransitive, archaic) To unite or coalesce into a solid mass. ==== Usage notes ==== Etymologically, the antonym of concrete is secrete (“exude, yield”), but the meanings of the two verbs have diverged so widely that this is scarcely noticed today. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === References === “concrete”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === cocenter == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === concrete inflection of concreet: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Anagrams === concreet == Italian == === Adjective === concrete feminine plural of concreto === Anagrams === treccone == Latin == === Participle === concrēte vocative masculine singular of concrētus == Portuguese == === Verb === concrete inflection of concretar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === concrete inflection of concretar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative