English noun: materialisation | |||
1. | materialisation (process) the process of coming into being; becoming reality | ||
Samples | The materialization of her dream. | ||
Synonyms | materialization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
2. | materialisation (event) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | ||
Synonyms | manifestation, materialization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appearance | ||
3. | materialisation (event) something that comes into existence as a result | ||
Samples | Industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring. This skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts. | ||
Synonyms | materialization, offspring | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||