materialization — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The conversion of something into a physical form.

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   Examples

   "But I went under nicely and I am glad there were some fine materializations."

   More examples (2)

   "Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"

   The Triadic Ballet was an antiballet: Schlemmer's model of theater was not influenced by the physical techniques and spatial perspective of ballet, but by the materialization of abstract principles of space and movement in the total mask of the costume.

2. The conversion of energy into mass.

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3. The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.

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Noun

1. the process of coming into being; becoming reality

   Synonyms

   materialisation

   Broader terms

   natural processnatural actionactionactivity

   Examples

   the materialization of her dream

2. an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

   Synonyms

   materialisationmanifestation

   Broader terms

   appearance

3. something that comes into existence as a result

   Synonyms

   offspringmaterialisation

   Broader terms

   consequenceeffectoutcomeresulteventissueupshot

   Examples

   industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring

   this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts