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Webster 1913 Edition


Congelation

Conˊge-la′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
congélation
, L.
congelatio
.]
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.
The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or
congelation
of the fluid.
Arbuthnot.
2.
The state of being congealed.
3.
That which is congealed.
Sugar plums . . . with a multitude of
congelations
in jellies of various colors.
Taller.

Webster 1828 Edition


Congelation

CONGELATION

,
Noun.
[L.] The process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state; or the state of being congealed; concretion. It differ from crystalization in this; in congelation the whole substance of a fluid may become solid; in crystalization, when a salt is formed, a portion of liquid is left. But the congelation of water is a real crystalization.

Definition 2024


congélation

congélation

See also: congelation

French

Noun

congélation f (plural congélations)

  1. freezing