LIQUEFACTION


Meaning of LIQUEFACTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌli-kwə-ˈfak-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin liquefaction-, liquefactio, from Latin liquefacere, from liquēre to be fluid + facere to make — more at do

Date: 15th century

1. : the process of making or becoming liquid

2. : the state of being liquid

3. : conversion of soil into a fluidlike mass during an earthquake or other seismic event

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.