consolidation

English

Etymology

From Latin consolidationem, from consolidare.

Pronunciation

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

Translations

the act or process of consolidating

Bulgarian: укрепване (bg) n (ukrepvane), заздравяване (bg) n (zazdravjavane)
Czech: konsolidace f, sjednocení (cs) n, zpevnění n, sloučení n, vystužení
Finnish: vahvistus (fi), lujittaminen, vahvistaminen (fi), lujitus
French: consolidation (fr) f
Greek: ενοποίηση (el) f (enopoíisi), συγχώνευση (el) f (synchónefsi)
Hebrew: גיבוש (gibush) m (the act of causing other people or things to consolidate); התגבשות (hitgabshut) f (the act of becoming consolidated)

Indonesian: konsolidasi (id)
Maori: whakatōpūtanga
Portuguese: consolidação (pt) f
Romanian: consolidare (ro) f
Spanish: consolidación f

the combination of several actions into one

Bulgarian: обединяване n (obedinjavane), обединение (bg) n (obedinenie)
Czech: propojení n

Finnish: yhdistäminen (fi), yhteensovittaminen
Greek: ένωση (el) f (énosi), ενοποίηση (el) f (enopoíisi)

solidification into a firm dense mass (med.)

Czech: ztuhnutí n, zkostnatění n

Greek: παγίωση (el) f (pagíosi), σταθεροποίηση (el) f (statheropoíisi)

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

consolidation f (plural consolidations)

Related terms

consolider

Further reading

“consolidation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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