fossilization

English

Alternative forms

• fossilisation

Etymology

From fossil +‎ -ization or fossilize +‎ -ation.

Noun

fossilization (countable and uncountable, plural fossilizations)

1. The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
2. (figuratively, by extension) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.

   Hyponym: word fossilization

Derived terms

• prefossilization

Translations

the process of conversion into a fossil

Catalan: fossilització (ca) f Finnish: kivettyminen (fi) French: fossilisation (fr) f Georgian: განამარხება (ganamarxeba), გაქვავება (gakvaveba), ფოსილიზაცია (posilizacia) Greek: απολίθωση (el) f (apolíthosi) Maori: whakamātātokatanga Romanian: fosilizare (ro) f, fosilizație f Spanish: fosilización f

the process of becoming fixed

Catalan: fossilització (ca) f Finnish: kivettyminen (fi) French: fossilisation (fr) f Spanish: fosilización f