solidification

American  

[suh-lid-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / səˌlɪd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsolidification
  noun
• oversolidification
  noun
• resolidification
  noun

Etymology

Origin of solidification

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

Example Sentences

Solidification is also central to many technologies, from pharmaceuticals to metal-based industries, including aviation, construction, and electronics.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

Solidification would respond to the fall of temperature down to the point required under the existing high pressures, and it is probable that the solidification began at the center and proceeded outwards.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous