congestionn.

/kənˈdʒɛstjən/

Etymology: < French congestion (16th cent. in Paré), < Latin congestiōn-em , noun of action < congerĕre : see congest v.

†1.

a. The action of gathering or heaping together in a mass; a crowding together; accumulation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation

aggregation?a1425

accumulation1490

accumulating?1550

congestion1593

compilation1598

accruement1609

cumulation1616

amassing1618

amassment1652

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 9 The Earth, a congestion or heaping vp of grosse matter together.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 2) 418 The Attraction or congestion of this tumult.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1671 (1955) III. 595 Most of the Church-yards..were filled up with..the congestion of dead bodys on<e> upon another, for want of Earth &c to the very top of the Walls.

†b. concrete. A heap, pile. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > mass formed by collection of particles > an accumulation > heap or pile

heapc725

cockeOE

hill1297

tassc1330

glub1382

mow?1424

bulkc1440

pile1440

pie1526

bing1528

borwen1570

ruck1601

rick1608

wreck1612

congest1625

castle1636

coacervation1650

congestion1664

cop1666

cumble1694

bin1695

toss1695

thurrock1708

rucklea1725

burrow1784

mound1788

wad1805

stook1865

boorach1868

barrow1869

sorites1871

tump1892

fid1926

clamp-

1664 J. Evelyn Acct. Archit. in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. 120 Those irregular congestions, rude and brutish inventions.

1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde ii. v. iii A huge congestion of unmethodised matter.

†2.

a. Medicine. The accumulation of blood or morbid matter in any part of the body; ‘a collection of matter, as in abscesses and tumours’ (Johnson). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [noun] > pus or matter

wursomeOE

yousterc725

warec1175

quittorc1300

corrumpciona1340

humour1340

atter1398

mattera1400

pus?a1425

filthiness1525

corruption1526

filth1561

gear1562

sanies1562

baggage1576

purulence1598

suppuration1601

lye1615

congestion1634

colluvies1651

collution1657

colloid1849

purulage1898

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [noun] > accumulation of blood

affusion1615

congestion1634

hyperaemia1836

hypostasis1855

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 250 There are two general causes of Impostumes, fluxion, and Congestion.

1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 211 Some symptoms of beginning congestion of blood in the head began to show themselves.

1811 R. Hooper Quincy's Lexicon-medicum (new ed.) 799/2 Crying unloads the head of congestions.

b. Hence congestion of an organ: an abnormal accumulation of blood in its vessels, by which its functions are disordered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > obstruction

stoppinga1398

oppilationa1400

obstruction1533

stoppage1575

clausure1585

obstipation1612

infarction1689

congestion of an organ1803

heart attack1836

engorgement1872

infarct1873

MI1968

cardiac1972

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 325 The second or local Sthenic Congestion is..one of the most frequent causes of Apoplexy.

1845 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. I. 265 Blood was again taken, in consequence of further symptoms of congestion.

1875 B. W. Richardson Dis. Mod. Life 65 The diseases included under the names of catarrh, bronchitis, congestive bronchitis, congestion of the lungs, pneumonia.

a. transferred and figurative. A crowding together or accumulation which disorganizes regular and healthy activity: congested or overcrowed condition, as of population, traffic, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > crowded condition or crowding > overcrowding or overcrowded condition

pesterment1593

overcrowding1842

strangury1847

congestion1868

engorgement1872

1868 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 191 657 The whole system [of Parliamentary representation] had got into such a state of congestion that it could not be tolerated any longer.

1883 P. Robinson Sinners & Saints 12 Congestion of traffic.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Feb. 9/3 Emigration was gradually relieving that local congestion of the population.

b. A condition of insufficiency of resources in a district to support its population.

ΚΠ

1906 Westm. Gaz. 7 Nov. 7/2 Congestion, as the word was used in Ireland, might be defined as the insufficiency of the arable and pastoral land..in a district for the support of the people.

Draft additions September 2004

congestion charge n. chiefly British a fee levied on vehicles using particular roads, in an attempt to reduce the volume of traffic.

ΚΠ

1965 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 28 82 It is thus fairly certain that revenues at least sufficient to equal the required revenue for the Victoria Line would be generated by imposing congestion charges on roads.

2003 Snoop Apr. 9/3 Stick mud on ya plates to avoid the congestion charge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	congestion
释义	congestionn. /kənˈdʒɛstjən/ Etymology: < French congestion (16th cent. in Paré), < Latin congestiōn-em , noun of action < congerĕre : see congest v. †1. a. The action of gathering or heaping together in a mass; a crowding together; accumulation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation aggregation?a1425 accumulation1490 accumulating?1550 congestion1593 compilation1598 accruement1609 cumulation1616 amassing1618 amassment1652 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 9 The Earth, a congestion or heaping vp of grosse matter together. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 2) 418 The Attraction or congestion of this tumult. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1671 (1955) III. 595 Most of the Church-yards..were filled up with..the congestion of dead bodys on<e> upon another, for want of Earth &c to the very top of the Walls. †b. concrete. A heap, pile. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > mass formed by collection of particles > an accumulation > heap or pile heapc725 cockeOE hill1297 tassc1330 glub1382 mow?1424 bulkc1440 pile1440 pie1526 bing1528 borwen1570 ruck1601 rick1608 wreck1612 congest1625 castle1636 coacervation1650 congestion1664 cop1666 cumble1694 bin1695 toss1695 thurrock1708 rucklea1725 burrow1784 mound1788 wad1805 stook1865 boorach1868 barrow1869 sorites1871 tump1892 fid1926 clamp- 1664 J. Evelyn Acct. Archit. in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. 120 Those irregular congestions, rude and brutish inventions. 1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde ii. v. iii A huge congestion of unmethodised matter. †2. a. Medicine. The accumulation of blood or morbid matter in any part of the body; ‘a collection of matter, as in abscesses and tumours’ (Johnson). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [noun] > pus or matter wursomeOE yousterc725 warec1175 quittorc1300 corrumpciona1340 humour1340 atter1398 mattera1400 pus?a1425 filthiness1525 corruption1526 filth1561 gear1562 sanies1562 baggage1576 purulence1598 suppuration1601 lye1615 congestion1634 colluvies1651 collution1657 colloid1849 purulage1898 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [noun] > accumulation of blood affusion1615 congestion1634 hyperaemia1836 hypostasis1855 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 250 There are two general causes of Impostumes, fluxion, and Congestion. 1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 211 Some symptoms of beginning congestion of blood in the head began to show themselves. 1811 R. Hooper Quincy's Lexicon-medicum (new ed.) 799/2 Crying unloads the head of congestions. b. Hence congestion of an organ: an abnormal accumulation of blood in its vessels, by which its functions are disordered. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > obstruction stoppinga1398 oppilationa1400 obstruction1533 stoppage1575 clausure1585 obstipation1612 infarction1689 congestion of an organ1803 heart attack1836 engorgement1872 infarct1873 MI1968 cardiac1972 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 325 The second or local Sthenic Congestion is..one of the most frequent causes of Apoplexy. 1845 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. I. 265 Blood was again taken, in consequence of further symptoms of congestion. 1875 B. W. Richardson Dis. Mod. Life 65 The diseases included under the names of catarrh, bronchitis, congestive bronchitis, congestion of the lungs, pneumonia. 3. a. transferred and figurative. A crowding together or accumulation which disorganizes regular and healthy activity: congested or overcrowed condition, as of population, traffic, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > crowded condition or crowding > overcrowding or overcrowded condition pesterment1593 overcrowding1842 strangury1847 congestion1868 engorgement1872 1868 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 191 657 The whole system [of Parliamentary representation] had got into such a state of congestion that it could not be tolerated any longer. 1883 P. Robinson Sinners & Saints 12 Congestion of traffic. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Feb. 9/3 Emigration was gradually relieving that local congestion of the population. b. A condition of insufficiency of resources in a district to support its population. ΚΠ 1906 Westm. Gaz. 7 Nov. 7/2 Congestion, as the word was used in Ireland, might be defined as the insufficiency of the arable and pastoral land..in a district for the support of the people. Draft additions September 2004 congestion charge n. chiefly British a fee levied on vehicles using particular roads, in an attempt to reduce the volume of traffic. ΚΠ 1965 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 28 82 It is thus fairly certain that revenues at least sufficient to equal the required revenue for the Victoria Line would be generated by imposing congestion charges on roads. 2003 Snoop Apr. 9/3 Stick mud on ya plates to avoid the congestion charge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1593
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