congelation
Example Sentences
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It forms near, and above, the point of congelation, and is often composed of crystals of ice or snow.
From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler
Similar divergences were manifested in the delays observed in congelation, and disappeared when subjected to an analogous correction.
From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Lucien Poincaré
On the one hand I knew that he was dying on my hands by congelation; on the other, I could not, by myself, bestow upon him the attentions that were indispensable.
From The Man With The Broken Ear by Henry Holt
According to these theories, the earth was inevitably advancing to a state of congelation which was close at hand.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Robert Grant
But the thermometer kept for several days between six and eight degrees below zero, and I was very happy in seeing the lethargic sleep continue, without having to fear congelation of the tissues.
From The Man With The Broken Ear by Henry Holt
