Solidifying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səlˈɪdᵻfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/səlˈɪdɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səlˈɪdɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /səlˈɪdᵻfˌaɪɪŋ/.

Examples

the hardening of concrete
he tested the set of the glue
The metal solidified when it cooled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

solidification set curing solidify hardening

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization “the hardening of concrete”
verb	make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
verb	become solid “The metal solidified when it cooled”

Word Forms

harden	verb	become hard or harder
solidify	verb	make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
set	verb	become gelatinous
cure	verb	prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
solidification	noun	the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
solid	noun	the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
solidifying	noun	the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfestigend

der Prozess, durch Abkühlen, Trocknen oder Kristallisieren hart oder fest zu werden

🇫🇷French

solidification

le processus de devenir dur ou solide par refroidissement, séchage ou cristallisation

🇪🇸Spanish

solidificando

el proceso de volverse duro o sólido por enfriamiento, secado o cristalización

🇮🇹Italian

solidificandosi

il processo di diventare duro o solido mediante raffreddamento, essiccazione o cristallizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

verstevigend

het proces waarbij het hard of vast wordt door afkoeling, droging of kristallisatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

solidificando

o processo de tornar-se duro ou sólido por resfriamento ou secagem ou cristalização

🇷🇺Russian

затвердевание

процесс затвердевания или затвердевания путем охлаждения, сушки или кристаллизации

India

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্ত করা

শীতল বা শুকিয়ে বা স্ফটিককরণের মাধ্যমে শক্ত বা শক্ত হওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

திடப்படுத்துதல்

குளிரூட்டல் அல்லது உலர்த்துதல் அல்லது படிகமாக்கல் மூலம் கடினமாக அல்லது திடமாக மாறும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఘనీభవించడం

శీతలీకరణ లేదా ఎండబెట్టడం లేదా స్ఫటికీకరణ ద్వారా గట్టి లేదా ఘనమైన ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

घट्ट करणे

थंड किंवा कोरडे करून किंवा क्रिस्टलायझेशन करून कठोर किंवा घन बनण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજબૂત બનાવવું

ઠંડક અથવા સૂકવણી અથવા સ્ફટિકીકરણ દ્વારા સખત અથવા નક્કર બનવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘನೀಕರಿಸುವುದು

ತಂಪಾಗಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಒಣಗಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಫಟಿಕೀಕರಣದ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಘನವಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൃഢമാക്കുന്നു

തണുപ്പിക്കൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉണക്കൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രിസ്റ്റലൈസേഷൻ വഴി കഠിനമോ ഖരമോ ആകുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੋਸ ਕਰਨਾ

ਠੰਢਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਕਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਟਲਾਈਜ਼ੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਜਾਂ ਠੋਸ ਬਣਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوط کرنا

ٹھنڈا یا خشک ہونے یا کرسٹلائزیشن کے ذریعہ سخت یا ٹھوس بننے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

凝

通过冷却、干燥或结晶而变硬或固体的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

固まる

冷却、乾燥、または結晶化によって硬くなる、または固体になる過程

🇰🇷Korean

응고

냉각, 건조 또는 결정화에 의해 단단해지거나 고체가 되는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đông cứng lại

quá trình trở nên cứng hoặc rắn bằng cách làm mát hoặc sấy khô hoặc kết tinh

🇹🇭Thai

แข็งตัว

กระบวนการแข็งหรือแข็งโดยการทำให้เย็นลง ทำให้แห้ง หรือตกผลึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperkuat

proses menjadi keras atau padat dengan pendinginan atau pengeringan atau kristalisasi

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapatibay

ang proseso ng pagiging matigas o solid sa pamamagitan ng paglamig o pagpapatuyo o pagkikristal

🇲🇾Malay

memantapkan

proses menjadi keras atau pepejal dengan penyejukan atau pengeringan atau penghabluran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصلب

عملية أن تصبح صلبة أو صلبة عن طريق التبريد أو التجفيف أو التبلور

🇮🇷Persian

جامد شدن

فرآیند سخت یا جامد شدن با سرد کردن یا خشک شدن یا کریستال شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

katılaşan

soğutma veya kurutma veya kristalleştirme yoluyla sert veya katı hale gelme süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַקשָׁאָה

תהליך הפיכתו לקשה או מוצק על ידי קירור או ייבוש או התגבשות

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