solidification

Examples

• All

• The grain-size distributions created during primary solidification depend on a multitude of processes.

  Academic text (2018)

• Individual powder particles undergo many phase transformations as the process proceeds, e.g.: melting, vaporization, and solidification.

  Academic text (2018)

• Now, the process of solidification, you saw here this initial solidification that can take quite some time.

• Those are different and they have different solidification temperatures.

• Well, then of course you need to disrupt the solidification for things to be changed.

• The solidification of the lower part results in the formation of nanostructures on the crater surface.

  Academic text (2018)

• Christoph Beckermann is an internationally recognized expert in the modeling of solidification processes.

  Academic text (2002)

• The development of the embryo then becomes a differentiative process of concentration, coagulation, solidification, and growth.

  Academic text (2000)

• The solidification of the lava created new landforms as it cooled and hardened.

• During the solidification of chocolate, it became a smooth and glossy treat.

Synonyms

F

freezing

vssolidification

79 1.6

A change when a liquid turns into a solid because it gets very cold

is wider, also including drying and crystal changes not only heat loss

S

set

vssolidification

12 5.6

The change from soft to hard

is the common word referring to that becoming hard

C

crystallization

vssolidification

• Specialized

2 6.1

A process that makes crystals when a liquid, melted rock, or gas cools

is a specific route to solidity rather than the general process

H

hardening

vssolidification

1 4.6

A change in a material when it becomes more solid

focuses specifically on becoming hard by cooling drying or forming crystals

C

curing

vssolidification

• Specialized

1 5.4

A process that makes a material hard by cooling or drying

is the more general term for the same change to solidity

S

solidifying

vssolidification

• Specialized

4.7

A process of becoming hard when a liquid cools or a wet material dries

is the noun form used for that identical process

C

crystallizing

vssolidification

• Specialized

5.9

Solid crystals form when a liquid cools or dries

is broader, covering other ways of becoming solid besides crystal formation

C

congealment

vssolidification

8.2

A liquid that becomes thick or solid when it cools

is the general process of turning into a solid by various means

C

congelation

vssolidification

• Specialized

9.9

Becoming solid when something freezes or thickens

is the broader term for becoming hard by cooling drying or forming crystals

C

concretion

vssolidification

• Specialized

8.9

Loose minerals or sediments come together to make a hard mass

is the general process of becoming solid not limited to compacting materials

C

concretization

vssolidification

• Specialized

9.1

Small pieces of rock or sand become hard and form a solid mass

is the wider term for becoming solid beyond sediments turning into rock

Antonyms

M

melting

72 1.1

A process where a solid turns into a liquid because of heat

L

liquefaction

• Specialized

1 7.5

To change a solid or gas into a liquid

Compounds

H

heat of solidification

• Specialized

6.5

Amount of energy given off for each kilogram when a liquid becomes solid, for example when water freezes

How Solid

solid

• Specialized

9 1.0

solidification

• Specialized

1 6.8

gelation

• Specialized

8.2

thickening

4 4.6

liquid

324 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology