[
UK
/səlˌɪdɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
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NOUN
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the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
he tested the set of the glue
the hardening of concrete
How To Use solidification In A Sentence
- In the freeze-drying process, vitrification (also termed eutectic solidification) occurs in the unfrozen fraction between the ice crystals which are sublimated in an endothermic process. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma
- a world of beauty she was now too fatigued to imagine save as a kind of solidification of a sunset. The Judge
- The segregation vesicles are interpreted to represent solidified interstitial melts, which migrated into gas bubbles prior to lava solidification.
- He told the senator that the interim storage of waste at reactors through a process known as solidification "is something we can do today. Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
- A self-made directional solidification furnace was used to fabricate high purity aluminum(HPA) ingots, and the morphology of grains was studied.
- He refers over and over again to the idea of "solidification" of commercial spent nuclear fuel at each reactor location as the solution to the waste management issue. Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
- The few ore bodies known have been formed as the result of unusual segregation of the nickel in highly magnesian igneous rock of the norite or gabbro type, at the time of its solidification or soon after; and in some cases, in order to produce the nickel ore, still further concentration by the agency of weathering has been necessary. The Economic Aspect of Geology
- This IMPRESS (Inter-Metallic Process in Relation to Earth and Space Solidification) project aims to understand the links between the solidification process of 'intermetallic' alloys, the structure of the material at the micro - and nano-scales, and the final mechanical, chemical and physical properties of the resulting alloys. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- After solidification and cooling, the metal is in a white iron state, and gates, sprues, and feeders can be easily removed from the castings by impact.
