buildup

noun
/ˈbɪldʌp/

Etymology

Deverbal from build up.

Definitions

  1. An accumulation

    An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

    • Snow buildup on roads makes for hazardous driving.
    • There was a buildup of pressure in the boiler.
    • One of the pricetags of the U.S. military buildup is a lack of health care in poorer communities.
  2. 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).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for buildup. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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