consolidation

Meanings

Plural: consolidations

Noun

• combining into a solid mass
• the act of combining into an integral whole
  • "a consolidation of two corporations"
  • "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"
  • "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"
• something that has consolidated into a compact mass
  • "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
• The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.
• The combination of several actions into one.
• 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.

Synonyms

combination, integration, solidification