n-sol-i-dey-shuh
n]
| 1. | an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies. |
| 2. | solidification; strengthening: consolidation of principles and beliefs. |
| 3. | something that is or has been consolidated; a consolidated whole. |
| 4. | Law.
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| 5. | (initial capital letter ) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck. |
| 6. | Pathology. the process of becoming solid, as changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases. |
| 7. | Geology. lithification. |

consolidation
consolidation con·sol·i·da·tion (kən-sŏl'ĭ-dā'shən)
n.
The process of becoming a firm solid mass, as in an infected lung when the alveoli are filled with exudate.