buildup

/ˈbɪldʌp/

noun 2

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ADJ.

crazy, dangerous, slow, thick

VERB + BUILDUP

bends, causes, enjoy, helps, internalised, prevent, remove, scale

BUILDUP + NOUN

condensation, debris, faucet, nitrogen, odors, patient's, pressure, roads

PREP.

from, in, on

Definitions

noun

An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.

There was a buildup of pressure in the boiler.

The construction of a composite core to repair a damaged tooth.

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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Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.

Wiktionary

There was a buildup of pressure in the boiler.

Wiktionary

One of the pricetags of the U.S. military buildup is a lack of health care in poorer communities.

Wiktionary

Loosen the bottle cap to prevent pressure buildup.

Tatoeba · #2757203

Decompression sickness, or "the bends," is a buildup of nitrogen bubbles in the bloodstream and other areas of the body.

Tatoeba · #5350146

I enjoy the slow buildup of progress in incremental games.

Tatoeba · #7745005

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