noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/kəʊ.æɡjuːˈleɪʃən/
General-American:/koʊ.æɡjuˈleɪʃən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:K OW0 AE1 G Y AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the coagulation of proteins
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
