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petrifaction

N การกลายเป็น หิน  กระบวนการ หลาย เป็น หิน  fossilization solidification firmness ossification kan-klai-pen-hin

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PETRIFACTION

n.[See Petrify. ] The process of changing into stone; the conversion of wood or any animal or vegetable substance into stone or a body of stony hardness. When the water in which wood is lodged is slightly impregnated with petrescent particles, the petrifaction very slowly takes place.
1. That which is converted from animal or vegetable substance into stone.
--The calcarious petrifaction called osteocolla.
An organized body rendered hard by depositions of stony matter in its cavities.
2. In popular usage, a body incrusted with stony matter; an incrustation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PETRIFACTION

Pet `ri *fac "tion, n. Etym: [See Petrify. ]

 

1. The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable ) into stone, or a substance of stony hardness.

 

2. The state or condition of being petrified.

 

3. That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with stony matter; an incrustation.

 

4. Fig. : Hardness; callousness; obduracy. "Petrifaction of the soul. " Cudworth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

petrifaction

pet ri fac tion |ˌpetrəˈfakSHən ˌpɛtrəˈfækʃən | noun another term for petrification.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

petrifaction

pet ri fac tion /pètrɪfǽkʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 石化 (作用 ); C 化石 .2 U 唖然 あぜん , びっくり仰天 .