Noun: canalization ,ka-nu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ka-nu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The production of a canal or a conversion to canals
"The canalization of the river improved navigation and irrigation";
- canalisation [Brit]
- Management through specified channels of communication
"The company implemented canalization to streamline internal messaging";
- channelization, channelisation [Brit], canalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: canalizations
Type of: direction, management, production
Encyclopedia: Canalization