infrigidation
Syllables: in·fri·gi·dat·ion/ɪnˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdeɪʃən/
infrigidation noun: the act of chilling or making cold; freezing.
Noun
infrigidation (uncountable)
- The act of chilling or making cold; freezing.
- [T]his ſeal'd vial, being broken under water, ſuck'd in a conſiderable quantity of it, whether, becauſe of ſome little rarefaction of the Air included in the ſealing, or becauſe of the infrigidation of that Air by the ſnow, or for both theſe Reaſons, or any other, I ſhall not Now diſpute.1663, Robert Boyle, “Title I. Experiments Touching Bodies Capable of Freezing Others.”, in New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or, An Experimental History of Cold, Begun. […], London: […]...
Origin of infrigidation
Borrowed from Latin infrigidatio + English -ion.
Words that rhyme with infrigidation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about infrigidation
- What does infrigidation mean?
- Infrigidation means the act of chilling or making cold; freezing.
- What part of speech is infrigidation?
- Infrigidation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce infrigidation?
- Infrigidation is pronounced /ɪnˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdeɪʃən/.
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