English noun: ossification | |||
1. | ossification (process) the developmental process of bone formation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
2. | ossification (process) the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calcification | ||
3. | ossification (process) the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior | ||
Broader (hypernym) | human process | ||
4. | ossification (attribute) hardened conventionality | ||
Synonyms | conformity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convention, conventionalism, conventionality | ||