CONCRETE (2)

concrete (2). Concrete, a. composed of different matters

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Con″crete, n. 1. 1. A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.
To divide all concretes, minerals and others, into the same number of distinct substances. Boyle. 2. 2. A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.
3. 3. (Logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
The concretes “father” and “son” have, or might have, the abstracts “paternity” and “filiety”. J. S. Mill. 4. 4. (Sugar Making) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.