materialization

məˌtɪriəlɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition of materialization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

creation

Rare

process of coming into being becoming reality

Rare

The materialization of the plan surprised everyone.

actualization

manifestation

realization

physics

TECH.

conversion of energy into mass

TECH.

Materialization occurs in particle accelerators.

conversion

transformation

transmutation

supernatural

Rare

appearance in bodily form of a spirit

Rare

The ghost's materialization frightened the guests.

apparition

epiphany

manifestation

databases

TECH.

creation of a temporary table from a database query

TECH.

Materialization speeds up the database query process.

creation

instantiation

realization

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Origin of materialization

Latin, materia (matter) + ize (to make)

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manifestation

spirituality

the materialization of a spirit

Examples of materialization in a sentence

His dreams found materialization in the new project.
The lab experiment demonstrated materialization under controlled conditions.
Materialization is a key concept in theoretical physics.
The materialization of the apparition was sudden and unexpected.
Witnesses claimed the materialization occurred during the séance.
The report included a section on materialization for better data handling.

Materialization can reduce the load on the main database.

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French:matérialisation, conversion en masse, ...
German:Verwirklichung, Verstofflichung, ...
Italian:realizzazione, apparizione, ...
Spanish:materialización, conversión, ...
Portuguese:materialização, transformação em massa, ...
Chinese:实现, 物质化, ...
Japanese:実現, 物質化, ...
Arabic:تجسُّد, تَكَوُّن الكتلة, ...
Hebrew:הִתְגַּשְּׁמוּת, הִתְחוֹלְלוּת, ...
Russian:материализация, ...
Ukrainian:матеріалізація, створення тимчасової таблиці, ...
Hindi:साकारता, पदार्थीकरण, ...
Bengali:বাস্তবায়ন, বস্তুতায়ন, ...
Catalan:materialització, creació de taula temporal, ...
Czech:uskutečnění, zhmotnění, ...
Danish:realisering, masseomdannelse, ...
Dutch:verwezenlijking, verschijning, ...
Greek:πραγματοποίηση, εμφάνιση πνεύματος, ...
Hungarian:valóra válás, anyaggá alakulás, ...
Khmer:ការក្លាយជាការពិត, ការបម្លែងថាមពលទៅជាម៉ាស, ...
Korean:현실화, 물질화, ...
Persian:تحقق, مادی‌سازی, ...
Polish:materializacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):materialização, aparição, ...
Romanian:materializare, transformare în masă, ...
Swedish:materialisering, förkroppsligande, ...
Thai:การเกิดขึ้น, การเกิดขึ้นเป็นรูปธรรม, ...
Turkish:gerçekleşme, maddeleşme, ...
Vietnamese:sự hiện thực hóa, sự vật chất hóa, ...

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Definition of materialization - Reverso English Dictionary

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