gelations
gelations — 名詞
1. instances in which a liquid or wet surface turns solid because cold weather free
凍結
液體因低溫而結冰
instances in which a liquid or wet surface turns solid because cold weather freezes it
After the sudden cold front, fast gelations blocked two farm pipes before dawn.
冷鋒突然來襲後，快速凍結在天亮前堵住了兩條農場水管。
pattern: rapid gelations + result in blocked pipes
Engineers tracked repeated gelations inside the fuel line during the mountain test.
工程師在山區測試時追蹤燃油管內反覆出現的凍結現象。
collocation: repeated gelations in + pipe or line
Mira photographed thin gelations spreading across the pond at sunrise.
Mira 拍下了日出時池塘表面蔓延的薄薄結冰現象。
Winter gelations around the cave entrance trapped the gate shut overnight.
冬季的凍結現象在一夜之間把洞口旁的鐵門卡死。
- freezing
the everyday word for the same process
- ice formation
stresses the visible appearance of ice on a surface
- solidification
broader term for becoming solid, not only from cold
- thawing
the reverse process, when ice softens and returns to liquid
文法句型
rapid/repeated gelations
gelations in + pipes/surfaces
用法筆記
Used mostly in technical or descriptive writing about freezing events. In everyday English, speakers usually prefer freezing or ice formation.
2. instances in which a liquid sol thickens into a soft gel instead of staying runn
膠凝
溶膠變成凝膠的過程
instances in which a liquid sol thickens into a soft gel instead of staying runny
In the lab, Imran timed the gelations after adding salt to the mixture.
在實驗室裡，Imran 在往混合液加鹽後開始計時各次膠凝。
pattern: gelations after + added substance
Felix noted that warmer rooms caused quicker gelations in the protein sample.
Felix 記下較溫暖的房間會讓蛋白樣本出現更快的膠凝。
collocation: quicker gelations in a sample
The team compared two gelations to see which one formed a stronger gel.
團隊比較了兩次膠凝，想看哪一次會形成更強的凝膠。
Uneven gelations left soft pockets inside the clear dessert on the tray.
不均勻的膠凝讓托盤上的透明甜點裡留下了柔軟的空隙。
- gelling
less formal word for the same change while it is happening
- gel formation
plain technical phrase for this process
- coagulation
similar in some systems, especially proteins, but not every gel forms this way
文法句型
gelations after + additive
gelations in + mixture/sample
用法筆記
This is a formal chemistry or materials-science term. Distinguish it from sense 1: here the material becomes a gel, not ice.