buildup
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[edit]buildup (countable and uncountable, plural buildups)
- An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.
- Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.
- There was a buildup of pressure in the boiler.
- (dentistry) The construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth.
- 2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 103:
- Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e).
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[edit]accumulation
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