Congelation

//ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being congealed. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    That which is congealed. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French congelation (compare modern congélation), from Latin congelatio, congelationem, from congelo.

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