congelation

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See also: congélation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

congelation (countable and uncountable, plural congelations)

  1. 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.
  2. The state of being congealed.
  3. That which is congealed.

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