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liquation

liquation

9.9
Turning a solid into a liquid by melting
  • noun
  • /lɪkˈweɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liquefacción
  • The controlled liquation of the wax allowed the artist to pour smooth casts.

Examples

  • The scientist studied the liquation of ice under varying pressure conditions.

  • During the liquation, the solid metal transformed into a liquid state.

  • During the refining process, liquation separates metals by melting them at different temperatures.

  • The liquation of ice occurs when it melts.

  • The controlled liquation of the wax allowed the artist to pour smooth casts.

  • During the refining process, liquation separates metals by melting them at different temperatures.

  • During the liquation, the solid metal transformed into a liquid state.

Synonyms

melt
vsliquation
37 1.0

The change from a solid to a liquid when heated

is broader, including intentional causing and not only heat
thawing
vsliquation
5 2.9

Frozen things gradually become liquid or soft because they get warmer

is more general, applying to becoming liquid from various causes
liquefaction
vsliquation
  • Specialized
1 7.5

To change a solid or gas into a liquid

is narrower in everyday sense, focusing on making things liquid often by heat
melting
vsliquation
1.0

Becoming liquid because of heat

is about causing something to become liquid, often by heat

How Liquid

liquefaction
  • Specialized
1 7.5
liquation
  • Specialized
9.9
melting
72 1.1
softening
8 2.7

Surface Forms

liquation singular
liquations plural

Morphology

liquation = liquid (transparent) = liqu + ation

Clear nominalization of the process/state related to 'liquid' (process of becoming or making liquid) through a productive -ation formation.

Etymology

Liquation comes from the Latin root liqu- meaning 'liquid' or 'to melt', the same root as in liquid. So liquation means the process of becoming liquid or of making something melt.