1. The process of coming into being; becoming reality
   "the materialisation of her dream";
   - materialization
    
2. An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
   "The séance participants claimed to witness the materialisation of a ghost";
   - materialization, manifestation
    
3. Something that comes into existence as a result
   "The new building was the materialisation of years of planning";
   - offspring, materialization

Derived forms: materialisations

Type of: action, activity, appearance, consequence, effect, event, issue, natural action, natural process, outcome, result, upshot

Encyclopedia: Materialisation