ossification, conformity
(noun) hardened conventionality
ossification
(noun) the developmental process of bone formation
ossification
(noun) the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior
ossification
(noun) the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ossification (countable and uncountable, plural ossifications)
The normal process by which bone is formed.
The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.
Source: Wiktionary
Os`si*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ossification. See Ossify.]
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis.
Note: Besides the natural ossification of growing tissue, there is the so-called accidental ossification which sometimes follows certain abnormal conditions, as in the ossification of an artery.
2. The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
