How to Pronounce "liquefaction"
word
ˌɫɪkwəˈfækʃən
li-kwuh-FAK-shun
lˌɪkwɪfˈækʃən
li-kwih-FAK-shun
Definition
The process of making something become liquid or turning into a liquid, often due to heat or pressure; also refers to a phenomenon where soil loses its strength and behaves like a liquid during earthquakes.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɫɪkwəˈfækʃən
British English
lˌɪkwɪfˈækʃən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
li-kwuh-FAK-shun
UK
li-kwih-FAK-shun
Listen in Context
Liquefaction can turn solid materials into liquid form.
During an earthquake, liquefaction can make buildings unstable.
Heat is one way to cause liquefaction in some substances.
We studied soil liquefaction in our geology class last semester.