regelation

[ ree-juh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

, Physics.

1. a phenomenon in which the freezing point of water is lowered by the application of pressure; the melting and refreezing of ice, at constant temperature, caused by varying the pressure.

regelation

/ ˌriːdʒɪˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the rejoining together of two pieces of ice as a result of melting under pressure at the interface between them and subsequent refreezing

Word History and Origins

Origin of regelation¹

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + gelation ¹

Example Sentences

This latter question is not once referred to in the memoir in which the regelation theory was first developed.

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On both theories, therefore, the strength and quickness of the regelation ought to correspond to the magnitude of the pressure.

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Both Professor Helmholtz and I have since agreed to consider the physical cause of regelation an open question.

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I have already made the usual regelation experiment before you when I compressed broken ice in this mould.

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But a little further down the wound is healed again, and regelation has restored the smooth surface of the glacier.

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