congelation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The state of being congealed.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which is congealed.

Synonyms

freezing

congealment

freeze

frostbite

induration

frost action

callosity

frozen subsoil

deep freeze

frost

Translations

congélation

congelación

congelamento

Zufrieren

congeler

froidure

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gel

geler

engelure

congelarsi

coagulazione

congelazione

solidificazione

stremming

stolling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

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