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congelation

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being congealed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

That which is congealed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: congealment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: втвърдяване (vtvǎrdjavane) — the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state
  • Ottoman Turkish: طوك (doñ) — the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state
  • Ottoman Turkish: انجماد (incimad) — the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state