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    sedimentary rock or soil. Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur. The word 'concretion' is derived from the...
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    Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used...
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  • Concretion in the palpebral conjunctiva, is called conjunctival concretion, that is a (or a cluster of) small, hard, yellowish-white calcified matter,...
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    The Concretes were a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm. The Concretes began with Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. Since their...
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  • Concreteness is an aspect of communication that means being specific, definite, and vivid rather than vague and general. A concrete communication uses...
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  • Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American Western television film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy. It was broadcast on CBS on October...
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    Concrete is produced in a variety of compositions, finishes and performance characteristics to meet a wide range of needs. Modern concrete mix designs...
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    artifact has been identified as a 1920s-era Champion spark plug encased in a concretion. A spark plug encased in a 500,000-year-old "geode" would represent a...
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    Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated...
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  • Musique concrète (French pronunciation: [myzik kɔ̃kʁɛt]; lit. 'concrete music') is a type of music composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material...
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    The concrete goose, also known as a porch goose or lawn goose, is a popular lawn ornament in the United States. Concrete geese reached the peak of their...
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  • London, Texas in 1936. Part of the hammer is embedded in a limey rock concretion, leading to it being regarded by some as an anomalous artifact. The tool...
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  • Look up concrete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate and a binder. Concrete may also refer to: Concrete...
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  • up concrete jungle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Concrete jungle usually refers to urban areas with very little nature or scenery. Concrete jungle...
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    A concrete finisher is a skilled tradesperson who works with concrete by placing, finishing, protecting and repairing concrete in engineering and construction...
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    typical concrete mixer uses a revolving drum to mix the components. For smaller volume works, portable concrete mixers are often used so that the concrete can...
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  • In metaphysics, the distinction between abstract and concrete refers to a divide between two types of entities. Many philosophers hold that this difference...
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  • Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science, by Ronald Graham, Donald Knuth, and Oren Patashnik, first published in 1989, is a textbook that...
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  • Concrete Blonde was an American rock band from Hollywood, California. They were initially active from 1982 to 1994, and reunited twice: first from 2001...
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  • Concrete sealers are applied to concrete to protect it from surface damage, corrosion, and staining. They either block the pores in the concrete to reduce...
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    (540 kg) of concretion on its outer hull, in some places on the hull the concretion was over one inch (25 mm) thick. To remove the concretion, conservators...
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  • Cast-in-place concrete or Cast-in-situ concrete is a technology of construction of buildings where walls and slabs of the buildings are cast at the site...
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  • Concrete Island is a novel by British writer J. G. Ballard, first published in 1974. A car accident leaves Robert Maitland, a wealthy architect in the...
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    Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially "prestressed" (compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens...
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  • Concrete is a comic book series created and written by Paul Chadwick and published by Dark Horse Comics. The character's first appearance is Dark Horse...
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    A concrete sleeper (British English) or concrete tie (American English) is a type of railway sleeper or railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete...
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    Concrete Castles is an American rock band from Erie, Pennsylvania. In 2009, five elementary aged friends from Erie, Pennsylvania, formed M4 (Mini Men Making...
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    Stamped concrete is concrete that has been imprinted, or that is patterned, textured, or embossed to resemble brick, slate, flagstone, stone, tile, wood...
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  • "Concrete and Clay" is a 1965 hit single recorded by the UK pop group Unit 4 + 2. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1965. The song was...
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    Concretely (Slovene: Konkretno) is a liberal political party in Slovenia led by former Minister of Economical Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek...
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