'Congelation' definitions:

Definition of 'congelation'

From: WordNet
noun
The process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing [syn: congealment, congelation]

Definition of 'Congelation'

From: GCIDE
  • Congelation \Con`ge*la"tion\, n. [F. cong['e]lation, L. congelatio.]
  • 1. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing. [1913 Webster]
  • The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or congelation of the fluid. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of being congealed. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which is congealed. [1913 Webster]
  • Sugar plums . . . with a multitude of congelations in jellies of various colors. --Taller. [1913 Webster]