Emily Dickinson Lexicon — CON-GE-LA'TION

Definition for CON-GE-LA'TION

CON-GEAL'MENT CON'GE-NER, or CON-GEN'ER-OUS

CON-GE-LA'TION, n. [L. congelatio.]

The process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state; or the state of being congealed; concretion. It differs from crystalization in this: in congelation the whole substance of a fluid may become solid; in crystalization, when a salt is formed, a portion of liquid is left. But the congelation of water is a real crystalization. – Encyc.

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