English Dictionary

petrifaction

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

Petrification. / An object that has become petrified. / The condition of being petrified.

日本語の意味

物質が石に変わること、またはその状態 / 石化現象、物体が石のような性質を持つ状態

The petrifaction of the ancient forest's trunks took thousands of years, turning wood into stone-like fossils.

古代の森の幹が石化するまでには何千年もかかり、木は石のような化石になった。

意味（1）

Petrification.

意味（2）

An object that has become petrified.

An Indian cabinet, consisting of a small but choice collection of petrefactions and fossils, was placed in a recess at the bottom of the room; a few paintings and portraits from the pencil of the most eminent artists adorned the walls.

意味（3）

The condition of being petrified.

The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrifaction of a hearth had never known in Scrooge's time, or Marley's, or for many and many a winter season gone.

petrifactions （ plural ）