fossilisation

fɔsilizasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of fossilisation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

figuré

Rare

processus qui rend quelque chose rigide et incapable d'évoluer

Rare

La fossilisation des traditions empêche toute modernisation de l'entreprise.

fixation

rigidification

géologie

TECH.

transformation d'organismes morts en fossiles dans la roche

TECH.

La fossilisation de ce dinosaure a pris des millions d'années.

minéralisation

pétrification

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Origin of fossilisation

latin, fossilis (extrait de la terre) + -isation (suffixe)

Terms with fossilisation included in their meaning

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résine fossilisée

ambre

matière durcie et transparente formée par la fossilisation d'ancienne résine végétale

perminéralisation

fossilisation

processus où des minéraux remplissent les espaces vides d'un organisme mort

pétrifier

fossilisation

transformer une matière en pierre par un processus chimique

taphonomie

préhistoire

discipline étudiant les processus de fossilisation et de conservation des vestiges biologiques

taphonomique

adj.

paléontologie

qui concerne l'étude des processus de fossilisation et préservation

Examples of fossilisation in a sentence

On observe une fossilisation des pratiques pédagogiques.
La fossilisation des plantes est plus rare que celle des animaux.
Ce musée expose des exemples de fossilisation remarquables.

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English:fossilization, ...
German:Versteinerung, Fossilisierung, ...
Italian:fossilizzazione, ...
Spanish:fosilización, ...
Portuguese:fossilização, fósseificação, ...
Chinese:思想僵化, 化石化, ...
Japanese:硬直化, 化石化, ...
Arabic:تَحَجُّر, تتحجر, ...
Hebrew:הִתְאַבְּנוּת, הַפְּכוּת מַאֲבָנִים, ...
Russian:окостенение, окаменение, ...
Ukrainian:фосилізація, ...
Catalan:fossilització, ...
Danish:fossilisering, ...
Dutch:verstening, fossilisering, ...
Greek:απολίθωση, απολιθωποίηση, ...
Hungarian:megkövesedés, fosszilizáció, ...
Khmer:ការក្លាយជារឹងតឹងមិនអាចវិវត្តបាន, ការក្លាយជាហ្វូស៊ីល, ...
Korean:경직화, 화석화, ...
Polish:skostnienie, fossylizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):fossilização, ...
Romanian:fosilizare, proces de fosilizare, ...
Swedish:fossilisering, förstening, ...
Thai:การหยุดนิ่ง, การกลายเป็นฟอสซิล, ...
Turkish:fosilleşme, fosilleşme süreci, ...
Vietnamese:sự cố định, hóa thạch hóa, ...

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