Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Consolidation \Con*sol`i*da"tion\, n. [L. consolidatio a
   confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]
   1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or
      uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification;
      combination.

            The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did
            not fall out at random.               --Woodward.

            The consolidation of the great European monarchies.
                                                  --Hallam.

   2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a
      flower; adnation.

   3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.

Source : WordNet®

consolidation
     n 1: combining into a solid mass
     2: the act of combining into an integral whole; "a
        consolidation of two corporations"; "after their
        consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the
        defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions
        against them" [syn: {integration}]
     3: something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he
        dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"