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congelation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelō Latin congelō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin congelātiōder. Middle French congelationbor. English congelation Borrowed from Middle French congelation (compare modern congélation), from Latin congelatio, congelationem, from congelo.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Relateds

congealment · congeal

Translations (3)

ota انجماد (the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state) · bg втвърдяване (the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state) · ota طوك (the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state)