Definitions of congestion [ənˈdʒɛs tʃən]

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Definition of 'congestion'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) congestion
overcrowding; clogging:
traffic congestion.

2. congestion
clogging in a blood vessel, duct, or other body part due to an accumulation of fluid, mucus, etc.:
nasal congestion.

Etymology: (1930–35)

Definition of 'congestion'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) congestion
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

2. (noun) congestion, over-crowding
excessive crowding
"traffic congestion"

Definition of 'congestion'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) congestion
the act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation

2. (noun) congestion
overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs

Translation of 'congestion'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: over-crowded; over-full. traffic congestion; nasal congestion.
Afrikaans: opeenhoping, samehoping,	Arabic: ازْدِحام، احْتِقان	Bulgarian: задръстване
Brazilian: congestionamento	Czech: zácpa, ucpání	German: dieÜberfüllung
Danish: overbefolkning; overfyldn	Greek: συμφόρηση	Spanish: congestión
Estonian: ummik, ummistus	Farsi: گرفتگی؛ ازدحام	Finnish: tukkeuma
French: encombrement	Hebrew: סְתימָה	Hindi: संकुलन, भरा हुआ होना
Croatian: prenatrpanost, zakrčenost	Hungarian: (forgalmi) torlódás; vért	Indonesian: kesesakan
Icelandic: troðningur	Italian: ingorgo; congestione	Japanese: 密集
Korean: 혼잡	Lithuanian: kamštis, kamšatis	Latvian: pārapdzīvotība; sastrēgum
Malay: kesesakan	Dutch: congestie, opstopping	Norwegian: tetthet, trafikkork; bihu
Polish: przeludnienie, przepełnie	Persian: گرفتگی؛ ازدحام	Pashto: ازدحام
Portuguese: congestionamento	Romanian: aglomeraţie	Russian: затор; скопление
Slovak: upchatie	Slovenian: zamašitev	Serbian: gužva
Swedish: stockning	Thai: ความแออัด	Turkish: tıkanıklık
Taiwanese: 擁擠	Ukrainian: перевантаженість; закладе	Urdu: بهي‍ڑ بهاڑ، اختناق
Vietnamese: sự đông nghịt; sự tắc ngh	Chinese: 拥挤
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