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Noun: conceptualisation  kun,sep-ch(oo-)u-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: conceptualization)
  1. An elaborated concept
    "The philosopher's work explored the conceptualisation of time";
    - conceptualization, conceptuality
     
  2. Inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
    "The scientist's conceptualisation of the theory took years of research";
    - conceptualization, formulation

Derived forms: conceptualisations

Type of: concept, conception, construct, creating by mental acts

Encyclopedia: Conceptualisation