Solidifying

2 definitions found

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

  Solidify \So*lid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solidified}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Solidifying}.] [Solid + -fy: cf. F. solidifier.]
     To make solid or compact.
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           Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. --H.


                                                    Spencer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  solidifying
       n : the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying
           or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he
           tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidification},
            {set}, {curing}]