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 (figuratively, by extension) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.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

Translations

the process of conversion into a fossil

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