The difference between Concrete and Tangible
When used as nouns, concrete means a solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles, whereas tangible means a physical object, something that can be touched.
When used as adjectives, concrete means real, actual, tangible, whereas tangible means touchable.
Concrete is also verb with the meaning: to cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
check bellow for the other definitions of Concrete and Tangible
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Concrete as an adjective:
Real, actual, tangible.
Examples:
"Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists."
"Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t."
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Concrete as an adjective:
Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.
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Concrete as an adjective:
Particular, specific, rather than general.
Examples:
"While everyone else offered thoughts and prayers, she made a concrete proposal to help.'' ''concrete ideas"
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Concrete as an adjective:
United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.
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Concrete as an adjective (modifying a noun, not comparable):
Made of concrete, a building material.
Examples:
"The office building had concrete flower boxes out front."
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Concrete as a noun (obsolete):
A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.
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Concrete as a noun:
Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
Examples:
"The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs."
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Concrete as a noun (logic):
A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
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Concrete as a noun:
Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
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Concrete as a noun (US):
A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
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Concrete as a verb (usually, transitive):
To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
Examples:
"I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn."
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Concrete as a verb (usually, transitive):
To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).
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Concrete as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.
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Tangible as an adjective:
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch
Examples:
"synonyms: palpable"
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Tangible as an adjective:
Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
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Tangible as an adjective:
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
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Tangible as a noun:
A physical object, something that can be touched.
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Tangible as a noun:
Real or concrete results.
Examples:
"Yes, but what are the tangibles?"