Meanings
nounsolidification (countable and uncountable, plural solidifications)
plural solidifications
- countableuncountableThe action of solidifying.
- countableuncountableConcentration or consolidation.
- countableuncountablegrammarThe tendency to transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchsolidification
- Englishsolidification
From French solidification, or from solid + -ification.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian втвърдяване
- втвърдяване (vtvărdjavane)action of solidifying
Finnish jähmettyminen
- jähmettyminenaction of solidifying
Hungarian megszilárdulás, dermedés
- megszilárdulásaction of solidifying
- dermedésaction of solidifying
Polish tężenie
- tężenieaction of solidifying
Tagalog sasiksin
- sasiksinaction of solidifying
Cite this entry
APA
solidification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solidification
MLA
“solidification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solidification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solidification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solidification.
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