induration

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Hardness.
2. (countable, uncountable) Enduring presence; fixity.
3. (countable, uncountable) Process of becoming hard.
4. (countable, uncountable) Hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
5. (countable, uncountable) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Most often this term is used to describe dermatologic findings.
6. (countable, uncountable) The quality of non-friability; the extent to which a rock does not crumble; rock strength.
7. (countable, uncountable) The process of the strengthening of rocks by heating, compaction or cementation, or a combination thereof.

Synonyms

hardening

sclerosis

inurement

vulcanization

congelation

consolidation

harden

harding

obstinacy

quench

set

setting

stubbornness

sclerotization

sclerotized

hardening action

callosity

therapy to increase strength

callousness

callus

concretion

Translations

induration

indurimento

endurecimiento

induración

Verhärtung

Induratio

αποσκλήρυνση

endurcissement

sclérose

durcissement

التصلّب

sclerosi

verbittering

induratie

verharding

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪndjʊˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: induracioun

In summary

From Middle English induracioun, from Old French induracion (“hardness, obstinacy”) or directly from Medieval Latin induratiō.