solidification

C1 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /səˌlɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /səˌlɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #191356

Meanings

1

noun
the process by which a liquid or gas becomes solid, especially through cooling, drying, or crystallization

Solidification of the lava began as its surface cooled.
2

noun
the process of becoming firm, fixed, stable, or firmly established

The agreement marked the solidification of the alliance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the process by which a... hardeningfreezing setting

2 noun · the process of becoming... consolidationstabilizationstrengthening

Opposites

melting liquefaction dissolution

Word family

Derived forms resolidification

Related forms solid solidifysolid statephase transition

Etymology

Borrowed from French solidification, or formed in English from solidify + -ation. Solidify ultimately rests on Latin solidus ("firm, whole, solid") plus the verb-forming element -fy; the noun names either physical hardening or figurative consolidation.

Topics

Materials & Substances

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# solidification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /səˌlɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /səˌlɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 191356

## Meanings
1. the process by which a liquid or gas becomes solid, especially through cooling, drying, or crystallization
2. the process of becoming firm, fixed, stable, or firmly established

## Examples
- Solidification of the lava began as its surface cooled.
- The agreement marked the solidification of the alliance.

## Synonyms
- hardening
- freezing
- setting
- consolidation
- stabilization

## Antonyms
- melting
- liquefaction
- dissolution

## Derived Forms
- resolidification

## Related Forms
- solid
- solidify
- solid state
- phase transition

## Etymology
Borrowed from French solidification, or formed in English from solidify + -ation. Solidify ultimately rests on Latin solidus ("firm, whole, solid") plus the verb-forming element -fy; the noun names either physical hardening or figurative consolidation.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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