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Solidification

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Definition

solidify /sǝ'lÇdÇfaÇ / v ( pt, pp -fied ) ~ (into sth) ၁။ ခဲသည္။ ခဲေစသည္။ The paint had solidified in the tin. ❍ The mixture solidifies into toffee. ❍ solidified rock. ၂။ အစိုင္အခဲ၊ အက်ိတ္အခဲ ျဖစ္လာသည္။ Vague objections to the system solidified into firm opposition. ❏ solidification /sǝlÇdÇfÇ'keÇʃn / n [U] ခဲျခင္း။ the solidification of volcanic rock.

Examples

  1. ‘First
  2. they have to be frozen at a carefully controlled rate
  3. so that any water content moves to the outside of the tissues before solidifying into ice and expanding.’
  4. ‘Recent research suggests that this gas can later solidify into a blob.’
  5. ‘Inevitably
  6. where molten rock met the bitter cold of space
  7. heat was lost rapidly
  8. allowing the outermost levels of the magma ocean to solidify to a thin crust.’
  9. ‘The mixture is left to solidify and once coagulated is scored with a knife and left overnight.’
  10. ‘When the metal solidifies
  11. the urali is retrieved after breaking the mould.’
  12. ‘In some instances
  13. stationary magmas solidify in situ.’
  14. ‘Dolerite is basaltic magma that solidifies rapidly in sills and dikes near the surface.’
  15. ‘Apparently
  16. thousands of kitchen sinks are clogged every Christmas when turkey fat is tipped down the sink
  17. then solidifies in the U-bend.’
  18. ‘They also contain ingredients that make them stay in the stomach longer
  19. it solidifies and makes it harder for the milk to digest.’
  20. ‘The mold must be preheated with a blowtorch to keep the silver from solidifying before it fills the whole cavity.’
  21. ‘Slowly the molten rock solidified
  22. and fissures appeared
  23. while the water was still hot and fluid.’
  24. ‘Around three to five minutes later
  25. the soya-bean milk solidifies and turns into Bean Jelly.’
  26. ‘It rose them to the surface and solidified into a deep-blue crystal that evened itself with the rest of the floor.’
  27. ‘When the temperature drops (due to cold weather or when the body is at rest)
  28. the capsules solidify and release the stored heat.’
  29. ‘Texture holds together under scorching conditions and partially solidifies in extreme cold.’
  30. ‘Conventional computer chips comprise a thin slice of silicon
  31. which is made by cooling pure
  32. molten silicon in such a way that
  33. as the fiery drop solidifies
  34. a crystal ‘grows’ in a certain direction.’
  35. ‘Hydrogenated fat is vegetable oil that has been chemically altered so that it becomes harder
  36. more saturated and solidifies at room temperature.’
  37. ‘Ocean ridges are linear features on the ocean floor where molten magma originating in the earth's mantle rises and solidifies to form new ocean crust.’
  38. ‘She was trapped in mud debris from an erupting volcano that had solidified like concrete around her legs and up to her chest
  39. preventing her from being pulled out.’
  40. ‘Quickly it solidified into crystals of ice
  41. and in only a few moments the surface of the cloak was covered with a sheen of glimmering ice.’