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liquefaction

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change

Narrower terms: dissolving, dissolution

History

Etymology

From Middle English liquefaction, from Middle French liquefaction (modern French liquéfaction), from Medieval Latin liquefactiō.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ujësim — Process of being made liquid
  • Bulgarian: втечняване (vtečnjavane) — Process of being made liquid
  • Bulgarian: стапяне (stapjane) — Process of being made liquid
  • Catalan: liqüefacció — Process of being made liquid
  • Czech: zkapalnění — Process of being made liquid
  • Dutch: vloeibaar maken — Process of being made liquid
  • Finnish: nesteytys — Process of being made liquid
  • Finnish: nesteyttäminen — Process of being made liquid
  • Finnish: nesteytyminen — Process of being made liquid
  • French: liquéfaction — Process of being made liquid
  • German: Verflüssigung — Process of being made liquid
  • Greek: υγροποίηση (ygropoíisi) — Process of being made liquid
  • Hebrew: התנזלות — Process of being made liquid
  • Italian: liquefazione — Process of being made liquid
  • Japanese: 液化 (ekika) — Process of being made liquid
  • Polish: upłynnianie — Process of being made liquid
  • Polish: upłynnienie — Process of being made liquid
  • Punjabi: ترلاوݨ (trlāvṇ) — Process of being made liquid
  • Russian: сжиже́ние (sžižénije) — Process of being made liquid
  • Spanish: licuefacción — Process of being made liquid
  • Swahili: kuyeyusha — Process of being made liquid
  • Tagalog: sadanum — Process of being made liquid