Meanings
nouncongelation (countable and uncountable, plural congelations)
plural congelations
- countableuncountableThe state of being congealed.
- countableuncountableThat which is congealed.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*gel-
- Latingelū
- Latingelō
- Latincongelō
- Latincongelātiō
- Middle Frenchcongelation
- Englishcongelation
Borrowed from Middle French congelation (compare modern congélation), from Latin congelatio, congelationem, from congelo.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian втвърдяване
- втвърдяване (vtvărdjavane)the act or process of passing from a fluid to a solid state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with congelation
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APA
congelation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congelation
MLA
“congelation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congelation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congelation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congelation.
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