"concrete concepts" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to tangible, real-world ideas as opposed to abstract ideas. For example, "The students explored concrete concepts such as gravity and friction in their physics lesson."
We selected additional items from the Snodgrass and Vanderwart (1980) pictures, from various other unnormed concrete concepts that we have used in previous studies, from items with high concreteness ratings (>550) in the MRC psycholinguistic database (Wilson, 1988), and from the category norms developed by Van Overschelde, Rawson, and Dunlosky (2004).
Wiemer‐Hastings, K. & Xu, X. Content differences for abstract and concrete concepts.
Crutch, S. J. & Warrington, E. K. Abstract and concrete concepts have structurally different representational frameworks.
Both dorsal and lateral (middle) ATL show a preference for abstract over concrete concepts, linking them to abstract conceptual knowledge.
Therefore, the difference between classical abstract and concrete concepts in terms of their sensory features is confounded by additional factors.
However, there are additional differences between abstract and concrete concepts beyond the existence of external sensory referents.
"As 3-year-olds, they have a pragmatic, concrete concept," said Joanne M. Steen, co-author of "Military Widow: A Survival Guide".
As easy as it is to mock reality docs when they create arbitrary deadlines or "journeys", the lack of a concrete concept here does create a subdued feel.
In 1993, while leafing through a book on quantum optics, a flash of inspiration gave him, he recalled, "a concrete concept to pursue".
Over the past couple of years I have been writing a book about brutalism, Concrete Concept, and I have noticed that change is afoot.
The overall investigation showed the presented hybrid GFRP and concrete concept is a better alternative for beam-and-slab bridges.
