solidification

[ suh-lid-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of becoming a hard or compact mass, or of changing from a liquid or gaseous state to a solid state:

   Magma and lava undergo solidification under different conditions, and, as a result, form rocks with different characteristics.

2. the act or process of unifying or coming together:

   There has been some consolidation and solidification in political parties at the national level, but participation in regional level politics has been in decline.

3. the act or process of becoming significant, substantial, or real:

   The orchestra's solidification as an American institution took place in the late 1930s under the direction of Maestro Otto Klemperer.

   It is scientifically documented that the solidification of false memories is very much impacted by repetition.

4. the act or process of encapsulating hazardous waste within a solid substance in order to prevent leaching or contamination of surrounding materials:

   The most frequently used waste-disposal technologies are incineration, solidification and stabilization, and pump-and-treat technologies for groundwater.

Other Words From

• non·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion noun
• o·ver·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion noun
• re·so·lid·i·fi·ca·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of solidification¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French, equivalent to solid ( def ) + -i- ( def ) + -fication ( def )

Example Sentences

He also solidified his claim as one of the game’s all-time greatest players.

From Fortune

The wireless industry has been awaiting this event for more than a year, and as the giveaways suggest, each carrier is eager to use the moment to win or at least solidify its customer base.

From Fortune

Some psychologists have even found that it can help solidify memories, much like sleep does.

From Nautilus

The exclusive deal with Apple has helped solidify its monopoly by preventing competitors from reaching consumers, the paper argued.

From Fortune

This year, Google solidified the growth intentions behind its newly minted trust layer, with the launch of Google Screened for Professional Services providers.

From Search Engine Land

Then I realized that the wine had frozen solid and had pushed the cork out by its expansion on solidification.

From Project Gutenberg

In great measure it achieved the purpose of national solidification for which it was mainly designed.

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Every strike is one step onward in the solidification of a new political force,—a skirmish before the final battle.

From Project Gutenberg

He designed as a means of greater glory the complete solidification of his empire under his own supreme control.

From Project Gutenberg

Socialism, also, found in the Dreyfus affair, a pretext for the solidification of its forces.

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