congelation

See also: congélation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French congelation (compare modern congélation), from Latin congelatio, congelationem, from congelo.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

congelation (countable and uncountable, plural congelations)

The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.
The state of being congealed.
That which is congealed.

Related terms

congeal

Translations

the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state

the state of being congealed

that what is congealed

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} замръзване (bg) (zamrăzvane), ^{(please verify)} застиване (zastivane), ^{(please verify)} втвърдяване (bg) (vtvărdjavane)

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