overconsolidated
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From over- + consolidated.
Adjective
[edit]overconsolidated (comparative more overconsolidated, superlative most overconsolidated)
- consolidated to an excessive degree
- (of soil) consolidated to a greater extent than that due to the overburden
Quotations
[edit]- 1995, US EPA, Bioremediation of hazardous wastes:
- The soil at the site was overconsolidated clayey silt with very low permeability.
Verb
[edit]overconsolidated
- simple past and past participle of overconsolidate
References
[edit]- OED 2004 (online)