concretion


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Synonyms for concretion

the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e

an increase in the density of something

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group

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As shown in Figure 9, when the exciting force increases from 100 N to 600 N, the concretion shape basically maintains unchanged showing a stubby spindle body which indicates that the grouting volume is little changed in this process, and the effect of the exciting force on the sonic vibration grouting is not obvious.
Caption: FIGURE 2: Selected ellipsoidal-type concretion (a) and the reconstructed three-dimensional imaging with resolution of 27 [micro]m (b-d).
The membrane-bound calcareous concretion fills most of the cell, and lithocytes are tightly packed together in the statolith (Tamm, 1982).
Reworked concretions are common features that are associated with the studied erosion surfaces.
After soaking the cannons to remove corrosive salts, lab workers began removing the concretion, eventually revealing the wood base and metal barrel of one of the cannons.
The engine and the turret had significant corrosion damage, concretion from 140 years of marine growth, and sedimentation which covered all of the components and filled the turret with seven feet of coal and sand.
Some of these methodologies can be considered of general application and, therefore, they lack of concretion and are vague, while others are for application in a low-level and their concretion is clearer.
Square, dead winter, with a wind, the concretion of the snow piled
This time-consuming conservation takes many steps and, therefore, it can be several months before an artifact is removed safely from a concretion. An explanation of the conservation process and a demonstration of how digital X-ray technology and CT scans are used in underwater exploration are featured.
In some cases, the original object decayed completely while the concretion that formed around it remained.
In opposition to the abstract being of immediacy and to the arbitrary becoming of the aesthete is true ideal becoming, through which the essential concretion of the self is revealed.
"If you keep packing and packing, you can get a concretion in the ear that could actually require anesthesia and a fishing trip to remove the plug," cautions William H.
Described by its architect as a 'coralline concretion', it writhes and heaves like a blanched, beached sea creature along the water's edge.