noun
Meaning 1
The action of solidifying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
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solidification
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noun
Meaning 2
Concentration or consolidation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The tendency to transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hardening, solidifying, set, curing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
Narrower terms: congealment, congelation
History
Etymology
From French solidification, or from solid + -ification.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: втвърдяване (vtvǎrdjavane) — action of solidifying
- Finnish: jähmettyminen — action of solidifying
- Hungarian: megszilárdulás — action of solidifying
- Hungarian: dermedés — action of solidifying
- Polish: tężenie — action of solidifying
- Tagalog: sasiksin — action of solidifying