regelation
(riːdʒɪˈleɪʃən)
[See prec. and gelation1.]
The action of freezing together again; spec. the fusion of two pieces of ice, having moist surfaces, at a temperature above freezing-point.
| 1857 Tyndall & Huxley in Phil. Trans. CXLVII. 329 On the Regelation of Ice, and its application to Glacial Phenomena. 1871 B. Stewart Heat §100 Provided the surfaces be smooth, when they are brought into the slightest contact regelation ensues. |
| attrib. 1897 Edin. Rev. July 45 The viscous and regelation theories only account for the moulding of the glacier to its trough. |