Dictionary entry
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 /sǝlÇdÇfÇ'keÇʃn / n [U] ခဲျခင္း။ the solidification of volcanic rock.
Examples
- ‘First
- they have to be frozen at a carefully controlled rate
- so that any water content moves to the outside of the tissues before solidifying into ice and expanding.’
- ‘Recent research suggests that this gas can later solidify into a blob.’
- ‘Inevitably
- where molten rock met the bitter cold of space
- heat was lost rapidly
- allowing the outermost levels of the magma ocean to solidify to a thin crust.’
- ‘The mixture is left to solidify and once coagulated is scored with a knife and left overnight.’
- ‘When the metal solidifies
- the urali is retrieved after breaking the mould.’
- ‘In some instances
- stationary magmas solidify in situ.’
- ‘Dolerite is basaltic magma that solidifies rapidly in sills and dikes near the surface.’
- ‘Apparently
- thousands of kitchen sinks are clogged every Christmas when turkey fat is tipped down the sink
- then solidifies in the U-bend.’
- ‘They also contain ingredients that make them stay in the stomach longer
- it solidifies and makes it harder for the milk to digest.’
- ‘The mold must be preheated with a blowtorch to keep the silver from solidifying before it fills the whole cavity.’
- ‘Slowly the molten rock solidified
- and fissures appeared
- while the water was still hot and fluid.’
- ‘Around three to five minutes later
- the soya-bean milk solidifies and turns into Bean Jelly.’
- ‘It rose them to the surface and solidified into a deep-blue crystal that evened itself with the rest of the floor.’
- ‘When the temperature drops (due to cold weather or when the body is at rest)
- the capsules solidify and release the stored heat.’
- ‘Texture holds together under scorching conditions and partially solidifies in extreme cold.’
- ‘Conventional computer chips comprise a thin slice of silicon
- which is made by cooling pure
- molten silicon in such a way that
- as the fiery drop solidifies
- a crystal ‘grows’ in a certain direction.’
- ‘Hydrogenated fat is vegetable oil that has been chemically altered so that it becomes harder
- more saturated and solidifies at room temperature.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘She was trapped in mud debris from an erupting volcano that had solidified like concrete around her legs and up to her chest
- preventing her from being pulled out.’
- ‘Quickly it solidified into crystals of ice
- and in only a few moments the surface of the cloak was covered with a sheen of glimmering ice.’