English noun: crystallization | |||
1. | crystallization (phenomenon) the formation of crystals | ||
Synonyms | crystallisation, crystallizing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical phenomenon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bloom, efflorescence | ||
2. | crystallization (object) a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces | ||
Synonyms | crystal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rock, stone | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crystallite | ||
3. | crystallization (cognition) a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | construction, mental synthesis | ||