materialization

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled materialisation

Freq #74720

Meanings

1

noun
The process of something becoming real or taking a physical form.

The materialization of the project depended on getting enough funding.
2

noun
The sudden appearance of something in bodily form.

The séance supposedly ended with the materialization of a ghostly figure.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the process of something... materialisation

2 noun · the sudden appearance of... manifestation

Word family

Derived forms dematerialization

Etymology

From material + -ization and materialize + -ation.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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