MATERIALIZATION

offspring, materialization, materialisation

(noun) something that comes into existence as a result; “industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution’s various socialistic offspring”; “this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts”

materialization, materialisation, manifestation

(noun) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

materialization, materialisation

(noun) the process of coming into being; becoming reality; “the materialization of her dream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

materialization (countable and uncountable, plural materializations)

The conversion of something into a physical form

(physics) The conversion of energy into mass

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion, n.

Definition: The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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