consolid

Consolid is primarily a linguistic stem rather than a standalone term in modern English. It derives from the Latin consolidare, meaning to make solid or to bring together. In practice, consolid occurs in the formation of words such as consolidate, consolidation, consolidated, consolidant, and consolidator. It is rarely used by itself outside of these derived forms or as part of brand names or technical jargon.

In finance, to consolidate means to combine the financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries into a single set; the resulting documents are known as consolidated financial statements. The act of consolidation provides a unified view of the group’s finances. In construction, materials science, and geotechnical contexts, consolidation refers to the process of densification or hardening, such as soil consolidation under load or the use of consolidants to improve material cohesion. In powder metallurgy, consolidation describes the densification of powders into a solid mass.

In information technology and business, data or server consolidation refers to moving workloads to fewer systems to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Because Consolid may appear as a brand name or company designation, it is sometimes encountered as a proper noun rather than a general English term. See also consolidation, consolidated, consolidator, consolidant.