English Explanatory Dictionary

materialization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The conversion of something into a physical form.
  2. The conversion of energy into mass.
  3. The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.

Word forms

materialization materializations materialisation

Etymology

From material + -ization and materialize + -ation.

Derived words

dematerialization
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