Noun: materialization mu,teer-ee-u-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], mu,teer-ee-u-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The process of coming into being; becoming reality
"the materialization of her dream";
- materialisation [Brit]
- An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
"The séance participants claimed to witness the materialization of a ghost";
- materialisation [Brit], manifestation
- Something that comes into existence as a result
"this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts";
- offspring, materialisation [Brit]
Derived forms: materializations
Type of: action, activity, appearance, consequence, effect, event, issue, natural action, natural process, outcome, result, upshot
Encyclopedia: Materialization