petrifaction

«petrifaction» in Mova's school dictionary: The turning of something into stone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) The turning of something into stone. tree →

2) (formal) A state of being so frightened that you cannot move. tree →

sense in the lessons

in myths a monster's gaze brings petrifaction to its victims

examples

• The gorgon's method of petrifaction is strange. tree →
• Fear caused his petrifaction in the doorway. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «petrifaction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.