congestion
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
congestion
- The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
- An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
- network congestion
- An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
- traffic congestion
- (medicine) Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive
- arterial congestion
- venous congestion
- congestion of the lungs
- (medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
- An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
- Russian: скопле́ние
- Spanish: congestión
- French: embouteillage, bouchon
- German: stockender Verkehr, leichter Stau, leichter Verkehrsstau
- Russian: затор
- Spanish: congestión, atasco
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