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 | ||