The process of moving something to a centre, normally before some other process.
A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
The combination of several actions into one.
A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.