solidified

Thân thiện

The melted chocolate solidified into a smooth, hard bar.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Changed into a solid mass: Describes a substance that has undergone a process of solidification, transitioning from a liquid or gaseous state to a solid state, becoming firm and stable in form.

Usage

The adjective "solidified" is used to describe the state of a material after it has become solid. It often implies a completed process and a resulting permanent or semi-permanent solid form. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples

• The solidified lava formed a rugged landscape. (Describes lava that has become solid rock.)
• Once the mixture cools, it becomes solidified. (Used after the linking verb "becomes" to describe the resulting state.)
• They removed the solidified wax from the candle holder. (Describes wax that was once liquid but is now a solid mass.)

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe abstract concepts that have become fixed, definite, or firmly established.
  • Their initial agreement has now solidified into a formal contract. (Here, "solidified" is a verb in the past tense, showing the process. The resulting state could be described as a "solidified agreement".)
  • Over the decades, public opinion on the issue has solidified. (Verb form indicating the process of becoming firm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Solidify (verb): To make or become solid, hard, or firm.
  • The cold temperature will solidify the gelatin.
• Solidification (noun): The process of becoming solid.
  • The solidification of the metal happens in the mold.
• Solid (adjective/noun): Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid. A substance or object that is solid.
  • The table is made of solid wood.

Synonyms

• Hardened
• Congealed
• Set
• Coagulated
• Jelled

Antonyms

• Liquefied
• Molten
• Fluid
• Gaseous
• Melted

Học thuật

Adjective

1. changed into a solid mass

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coagulated