1. A strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
   "The foundation of the skyscraper required thousands of tons of concrete"

1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
   "concrete objects such as trees"
    
2. Having become solid or condensed from a liquid or softer state
   "The concrete mass of sediment"; "The jelly had become concrete in the fridge"

1. Cover with cement
   "concrete the walls"
    
2. Form into a solid mass; coalesce
   "The particles concreted into a hard substance"

1. A form of experimental music composition using recorded sounds as raw material, manipulated and arranged to create musical pieces
   "The composer created musique concrète by combining urban sounds with electronic effects"

Derived forms: concreting, concretes, concreted

See also: concreteness, existent, objective, practical, real, solid, tangible, touchable

Type of: building material, cover, music, pavement, paving, paving material, solidify

Antonym: abstract

Encyclopedia: Concrete, Texas