凝固

Chinese

congeal; concentrate attention
hard; strong; solid
hard; strong; solid; sure
 
trad. (凝固)
simp. #(凝固)

Pronunciation


Verb

凝固

  1. (physics) to freeze; (verbal noun) freezing
  2. to solidify; to congeal

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of freeze): 熔化 (rónghuà)

Derived terms

  • 凝固劑 / 凝固剂
  • 凝固汽油彈 / 凝固汽油弹
  • 凝固點 / 凝固点 (nínggùdiǎn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎょう
Grade: S

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From (gyō, to congeal, solidify) + (ko, solid, firm).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぎょーこ [gyóꜜòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞ːko̞]

Noun

(ぎょう)() • (gyōko

  1. The act of solidifying or congealing.
  2. (physics) The process of a liquid turning into a solid.

Derived terms

  • 凝固点(ぎょうこてん) (gyōkoten): freezing point
  • 凝固熱(ぎょうこねつ) (gyōkonetsu): enthalpy of fusion
  • 血液凝固(けつえきぎょうこ) (ketsuekigyōko): blood coagulation
  • 熱凝固(ねつぎょうこ) (netsugyōko): thermal coagulation

Verb

(ぎょう)()する • (gyōko surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem (ぎょう)() (gyōko shi), past (ぎょう)()した (gyōko shita))

  1. (physics) to solidify

Conjugation