congelation
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No doubt they had tried to swim across at the moment of congelation, and had been unable to disengage themselves.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
This maximum reading is the true point of congelation.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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
The Massachusetts historian Mather quaintly observes, “The difficulty of the cold season so discouraged our men that after some few shot the enterprize found itself under too much congelation to proceed any further.”
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond
While in the end this electrical energy becomes active heat, it does not for the time being, and thus favors the ready congelation of the condensed moisture into hailstones.
From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Elisha Gray
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