ˌkänjəˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French congelation, from Latin congelation-, congelatio, from congelatus (past participle of congelare to freeze) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the action or process of alteration (as by freezing) from a fluid to a solid or semisolid state ; also : the product of such alteration
2. : the act, process, or an instance of making numb, hard, or dead by freezing