buildup
noun/ˈbɪldʌp/
Etymology
Deverbal from build up.
Definitions
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.
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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