1. The developmental process of bone formation
   "The ossification of the skull continues well into childhood"
    
2. The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
   "The ossification of the ligament caused reduced mobility in the joint"
    
3. The process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behaviour
   "The ossification of the company's management style made it resistant to necessary changes"
    
4. Hardened conventionality
   "The ossification of the company's policies made it difficult to adapt to changing markets";
   - conformity

Derived forms: ossifications

Type of: biological process, calcification, convention, conventionalism, conventionality, human process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Ossification