Dictionary - Definition of AREFACTION


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Arefaction" is a common misspelling or typo for: rarefaction.

Date "Arefaction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Arefaction \Ar`e*fac"tion\, noun. [Latin expression arefacere to dry.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: AREFACTION

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The act of drying; the state of growing dry.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] (rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; dessication. 1658: Common Tombs preserve not beyond powder: A firmer consistence and compage of parts might be expected from Arefaction, deep buriall or charcoal. � Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31). (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"AREFACTION" is a common misspelling or typo for: rarefaction.

Date "AREFACTION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Arefaction \Ar`e*fac"tion\, noun. [Latin expression arefacere to dry.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The act of drying; the state of growing dry.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] (rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; dessication. 1658: Common Tombs preserve not beyond powder: A firmer consistence and compage of parts might be expected from Arefaction, deep buriall or charcoal. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top