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† aggeˈlation Obs. rare—1. [n. of action f. L. aggelā-re to stiffen with cold; f. ag- = ad- to + gelā-re to freeze, f. gel-ū frost. Cf. congelation.] The act of freezing to, or congealing about.
a1681Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. i. (ed. 1686) 41 Growing greater or lesser according unto the accretion or pluvius aggelation about the mother and fundamental atomes. |