<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of combining or consolidating into a single or unified whole; the state of being consolidated; unification.</li><li>Solidification; strengthening; consolidation of principles and beliefs.</li><li>Something resulting from a unification of two or more elements; a consolidated whole.</li><li>Law: The union of two or more claims or actions at law for trial or appeal.</li><li>Finance: Debt consolidation.</li><li>Business, Finance: The combining of several financial accounts into a single one, as when the financial results from two or more businesses are combined into a single statement.</li><li>A statutory combination of two or more corporations.</li><li>Pathology: The process of becoming solid, as the changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases.</li><li>Geology: Lithification.</li><li>Physiology: The process by which the brain forms stable, long-lasting memories.</li><li>Consolidation, Railroads: Now Rare. A steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck.</li></ul>