Regelation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Regelation \Re`ge*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [Pref. re- + L.
     gelatio a freezing.] (Physics)
     The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two
     pieces of ice.
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     Note: Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32? Fahrenheit, with
           moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a
           rigid mass. This is called regelation. --Faraday.
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