How do you pronounce liquefaction?

The recorded pronunciation is /lˌɪkwəfˈækʃən/.

Where does liquefaction come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

liquefaction

/lˌɪkwəfˈækʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: liq-ue-fac-tion
IPA: /lˌɪkwəfˈækʃən/

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Meaning

noun

The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whenas in silks my Julia goes, / Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows / That liquefaction of her clothes."
"Where we might usually have applied dressings and put bandages on, many people weren't able to keep dressings on their cats clean and dry because houses and gardens were full of liquefaction."
"The student army carried on shovelling liquefaction and the women in the homes nearby fed them without a thought."

Etymology

From Middle English liquefaction, from Middle French liquefaction (modern French liquéfaction), from Medieval Latin liquefactiō.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeh₁-, liquefaction, liquefactiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

liquefactions (plural) liquefication (alternative) liquification (alternative) liquifaction (alternative)

Derived Forms

reliquefaction

Frequently Paired Words

gasification regasification solidification resolidification

Rhymes With

action reaction interaction transaction satisfaction attraction fraction extraction faction distraction traction contraction