CONSOLIDATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does consolidation mean? 

• CONSOLIDATION (noun)
  The noun CONSOLIDATION has 3 senses:

1. combining into a solid mass

2. the act of combining into an integral whole

3. something that has consolidated into a compact mass

  Familiarity information: CONSOLIDATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSOLIDATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combining into a solid mass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("consolidation" is a kind of...):

combine; combining (an occurrence that results in things being united)

Derivation:

consolidate (make or form into a solid or hardened mass)

consolidate (form into a solid mass or whole)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of combining into an integral whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

consolidation; integration

Context example:

the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them

Hypernyms ("consolidation" is a kind of...):

combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consolidation"):

centralisation; centralization (the act of consolidating power under a central control)

incorporation (consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body)

amalgamation; merger; uniting (the combination of two or more commercial companies)

vertical combination; vertical integration (absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution)

horizontal combination; horizontal integration (absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level)

Derivation:

consolidate (unite into one)

consolidate (bring together into a single whole or system)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Something that has consolidated into a compact mass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath

Hypernyms ("consolidation" is a kind of...):

natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)

Derivation:

consolidate (form into a solid mass or whole)

 Context examples 

A regimen consisting of cytarabine and idarubicin used as both an induction and consolidation (post remission) treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.

(Cytarabine-Idarubicin Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of cytarabine and daunorubicin used as both as induction and consolidation (post remission) treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.

(Cytarabine-Daunorubicin Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of cytarabine and mitoxantrone used as both induction and consolidation (post remission) treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.

(Cytarabine-Mitoxantrone Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called consolidation therapy and postremission therapy.

(Intensification therapy, NCI Dictionary)

The treatment plan consists of an induction phase, a consolidation phase and a final maintenance phase; the duration of the entire regimen is 24 months, regardless of the initial stage.

(LNH-92 Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of an induction phase with tretinoin (ATRA), cytarabine and idarubucin followed by a consolidation course of tretinoin and daunorubicin, used for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

(COG-C9710 APL Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Consolidation therapy is used to kill any cancer cells that may be left in the body.

(Consolidation therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Deep sleep is critical for memory consolidation.

(Sound Waves Boost Older Adult' Memory, Deep Sleep, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Memory depends on a process called consolidation, in which different brain regions coordinate their activities during sleep.

(Seizures disrupt memory network, NIH)

Foci of consolidation may indicate early stages of adenoma formation.

(Alveoli Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)