consolidation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: consolidation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consolidation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consolidation n 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" Synonym(s): consolidation, integration something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consolidation \Consol`ida"tion\, n. [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.] 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. --Woodward. The consolidation of the great European monarchies. --Hallam. 2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation. 3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.