Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass; an aggregation.
- noun An excessive accumulation; an overcrowded condition; specifically, in medicine, an unnatural accumulation of blood in an organ or part; hyperemia: as, congestion of the lungs or of the brain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
- noun (Med.) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyperæmia, active or passive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
gathering into aheap ormass ;accumulation . - noun An
excess oftraffic . - noun medicine Overfullness of the
capillary and otherblood vessels , etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs. - noun medicine An excess of
mucus orfluid in therespiratory system ; congestion of thelungs , ornasal congestion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessive crowding
- noun excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
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Examples
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(Based on the assumption that the decrease in congestion is more of benefit to him than the increase in the cost of gasoline is a cost.)
Greg Mankiw Pumps for a Higher Gas Tax, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I can see why people would think that the majority of the decrease in congestion is related to gas prices being higher and the economy being in the toilet.
Despite Decline in Driving, City Plans Assume 1 Percent Annual Traffic Growth « PubliCola 2010
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The term congestion, however, usually indicates a morbid condition, with more or less lasting effects.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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So the mayor has come up with what he calls a congestion pricing plan.
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That is what you call the congestion of Parliament.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton Maisie Ward 1932
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But second, as investors concentrate on one side of the market, the market becomes "congested," decreasing the returns to participating in this market and discouraging new investors from entering (what we call the congestion effect).
Alea 2008
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Since "congestion" is not a measurement of only increased traffic counts, it will exponentially explode.
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However, Sullivan said, when midday track work causes freight train congestion, sometimes the best thing to do is to move the freight train out of the way to make everything move ....
MARC riders on Brunswick Line endure two months of lengthy delays Katherine Shaver 2010
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However, Sullivan said, when midday track work causes freight train congestion, sometimes the best thing to do is to move the freight train out of the way to make everything move ....
MARC riders on Brunswick Line endure two months of lengthy delays Katherine Shaver 2010
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Why do you think congestion is bad and not fixable by people walking, biking and using transit? morning fizzy
Extra Fizz: 36th Dems Oppose Nickerson Bike Improvements « PubliCola 2010
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