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Regelation

Reˊge-la′tion

(-l?′sh?n)
,
Noun.
[Pref.
re-
+ L.
gelatio
a freezing.]
(Physics)
The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice.
☞ Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32[GREEK] Fahrenheit, with moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is called regelation.
Faraday.