solidifying

Examples

• All

• The second stage of the coup is more or less a solidifying of the plan and the commitment and assignments of the individuals involved.

  Academic text (2007)

• The more likely explanation is that developmental changes occurred that involved greater solidifying of romantic relationships, making stable monogamy more possible.

  Academic text (2005)

• You will not find you and your wife are getting closer; you will not find your bond solidifying; you will not hear her express appreciation or gratitude for your effort to smooth, as much as you are able, the challenging path she must travel during pregnancy.

  Blog text (10)

• The solidifying of the mixture occurred quickly as it cooled in the mold.

• The solidifying of the ice in the freezer took longer than expected.

• During the solidifying process, the liquid gradually turned into a solid form.

Synonyms

F

freezing

vssolidifying

79 1.6

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

is the same hardening but covers other causes besides cold alone

S

set

vssolidifying

12 5.6

The change from soft to hard

has identical meaning but is a different common expression for the process

C

crystallization

vssolidifying

• Specialized

2 6.1

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

is the same solid change but described in general terms of hardening

H

hardening

vssolidifying

1 4.6

A change in a material when it becomes more solid

names the same outcome but stresses particular causes like cooling or crystallization

S

solidification

vssolidifying

• Specialized

1 6.8

The change when a liquid or soft thing becomes hard, usually by cooling

has identical meaning but is an alternate term for the same process

C

curing

vssolidifying

• Specialized

1 5.4

A process that makes a material hard by cooling or drying

has identical meaning but uses a different conventional label for the process

C

crystallizing

vssolidifying

• Specialized

5.9

Solid crystals form when a liquid cools or dries

focuses on crystal formation as the specific way the material solidifies

C

congealment

vssolidifying

8.2

A liquid that becomes thick or solid when it cools

is the same change but emphasizes thickening rather than complete solid state

C

congelation

vssolidifying

• Specialized

9.9

Becoming solid when something freezes or thickens

is the same solid change but the key covers more varied causes

C

concretization

vssolidifying

• Specialized

9.1

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

is the same hardening but applies generally, not only to minerals or sediments

Antonyms

M

melting

72 1.1

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

How Solid

crystallizing

• Specialized

5.9

freezing

79 1.6

solidifying

• Specialized

4.7

coagulation

• Specialized

5 6.9

gelation

• Specialized

8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology