solidification

== English == === Etymology === From French solidification, or from solid +‎ -ification. === Pronunciation === === Noun === solidification (countable and uncountable, plural solidifications) The action of solidifying. Concentration or consolidation. (grammar) The tendency to transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From solidifier +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === solidification f (plural solidifications) solidification === Further reading === “solidification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012