induration
French, noun/ɛ̃.dy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
induration is spelled I-N-D-U-R-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written French, the 186,002nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Induration is a French feminine noun meaning “induration, (hardening of tissue)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Durcissement d’un tissu, sans altération visible dans sa texture”.
What does induration mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinduration, (hardening of tissue)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Durcissement d’un tissu, sans altération visible dans sa texture.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of induration
- indurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce induration?
- /ɛ̃.dy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.dy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is induration in French?
induration appears about once in every 34 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).