congelation

noun
/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/

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-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.

  1. derived from congelatio
  2. borrowed from congelation

Definitions

  1. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by…

    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.

  2. The state of being congealed.

  3. That which is congealed.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for congelation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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