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masculinisation

Meaning of "masculinisation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MASCULINISATION

ˌmæskjʊlɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASCULINISATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Masculinisation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MASCULINISATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Virilization

In biology and medicine, virilization refers to the biological development of sex differences, changes that make a male body different from a female body. Most of the changes of virilization are produced by androgens. Virilization is most commonly used in three medical and biology of gender contexts: prenatal sexual differentiation, the postnatal changes of normal male puberty, and excessive androgen effects in girls or women.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASCULINISATION

authorization · characterization · civilization · customization · globalization · hospitalisation · hospitalization · hybridization · localization · novelization · optimisation · optimization · organisation · organization · realization · specialization · stabilization · synchronization · utilization · visualization

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASCULINISATION

mascaraed · Mascarene Islands · mascaron · mascarpone · mascle · mascon · mascot · mascot rage · masculine · masculine ending · masculine rhyme · masculinely · masculineness · masculinise · masculinist · masculinity · masculinization · masculinize · masculist · masculy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASCULINISATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of masculinisation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «masculinisation» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MASCULINISATION

Find out the translation of masculinisation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of masculinisation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «masculinisation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

男性化
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

masculinización
570 millions of speakers
en

English

masculinisation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

masculinisation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

masculinisation
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

маскулинизация
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

masculinização
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

masculinisation
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

masculinisation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Maskulinasi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Vermännlichung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

男性化
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

masculinisation
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Masculinisation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

masculinisation
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

masculinisation
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मद्य
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

maskulinizasyonun
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

mascolinizzazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

maskulinizacji
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

маскулінізація
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

masculinizarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρρενοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

masculinisation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

maskulinisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maskulinisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of masculinisation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASCULINISATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of masculinisation
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about masculinisation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASCULINISATION»

Discover the use of masculinisation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to masculinisation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nutrition and Development: Short and Long Term Consequences ...
Masculinisation of males as the result of hormone (primarily androgen) action occurs in fetal life, although further androgen-driven development of masculine characteristics occurs in the immediate postnatal period ('mini-puberty') and at ...
BNF (British Nutrition Foundation), 2013
2
Christian Masculinity: Men and Religion in Northern Europe ...
Recognising this fact was a prerequisite for any attempt to make them visible again, be it in the gender discourse or in church: it was their very invisibility that prompted the unambiguous rhetoric of re-masculinisation in the years following 1887 ...
Yvonne Maria Werner, 2011
3
Women in South African History: They Remove Boulders and ...
Masculinisation. of. women. as. the. price. of. working. in. MKand. underground. generally? Cock remarks on a sense that some women had that the wearing of military fatigues led to their losing their femininity. She refers to the SADF ...
Nomboniso Gasa, 2007
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Sexe Du Droit Du Travail en Europe
4. Au. nom. de. l'égalité. : règles. d'assimilation. et. de. « masculinisation. » Si la description de l'image que donne le sexe du droit du travail est beaucoup plus compliquée et nuancée que ne le veut la phrase : « il n'est certes pas neutre mais ...
Giōta Kravaritou-Manitakē, 1996
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Androgens and the Masculinisation Programming Window
The commonest reproductive disorders of young men (namely low sperm counts, testicular germ cell cancer) may originate in fetal life similar to established disorders (cryptorchidism, hypospadias) that manifest at birth.
Afshan Dean, James; Gregory Sharpe (Chris), Robert Minns, 2012
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The Meanings of Violence
... in different ways), to go undetected, as the next section on the masculinisation of violence illustrates. The masculinisation of violence YOUNG PERSON: People just fight ... because they want to try and look big, and impress everyone. (male ...
Elizabeth A Stanko, 2005
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Animal Homosexuality: A Biosocial Perspective
2005). The high reproductive costs of masculinisation in females may have selected for a regression of the trait in most taxa, some of which retain vestigial and transient evidence of external genital masculinisation in females. In spotted hyenas ...
Aldo Poiani, 2010
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Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to ...
The process of masculinisation occurs first, then defeminisation. According to biologists studying animal models (Feierman 1990; Hutchison and Hutchison 1990), the neurochemical process of masculinisation links sexuality with 'social ...
Sarah D. Goode, 2009
9
Resurgence of the Feminine
5. The. masculinisation. of. birth. "Until now the societies that have triumphed have been those which have known how to develop the potential for aggression in human beings. Things have been this way for as long as survival has been based ...
Fanny Van Laere, 2014
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Effects of Pollution on Fish: Molecular Effects and ...
However, several studies have reported the masculinisation of female poeciliids ( mosquitofish) from streams recipient of kraft mill effluents (KME) (Howell et al., 1980; Bortone et al., 1989; Drysdale & Bortone, 1989; Davis & Bortone, 1992).
Andrew J. Lawrence, Krystal L. Hemingway, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASCULINISATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term masculinisation is used in the context of the following news items.
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You'll Never Believe Why India is Better Than Silicon Valley for …
Thus began an organised masculinisation of a profession and its transition from 'computer programming' to 'computer science' - the takeover of ... «iDiva.com, Jul 15»
2
We Must Look to History for Answers to Tackling Alcoholism, Not …
This trauma, first of dispossession of material resources and dignity, then of de-masculinisation, partly explains why alcoholism is heavily ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Province to cover more surgeries for transgender Manitobans
WINNIPEG – Transgender people looking to make the transformation from woman to man will now have their chest masculinisation surgeries ... «Globalnews.ca, Jun 15»
4
Province expands access to specialized care for transgender people
... as well introducing coverage for chest masculinisation surgeries, announced Healthy Living and Seniors Minister Deanne Crothers today. «Winnipeg Free Press, Jun 15»
5
Audi TT Coupé review: The TT's coming of age
This masculinisation of the Audi TT's face follows through to a rear that keeps some of the original's curved form, transected by more angles and ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jun 15»
6
Three-day celebration this weekend for Pride.be's anniversary
The hotel will also host a masculinisation/feminisation workshop, using clothing, make-up, body language, and role-play, to deconstruct the ... «eTurboNews, May 15»
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Is not watching the birth man's biggest mistake?
The almost total masculinisation of birth had been achieved". What's more, Dr Odent also believes that the damage caused by a male partner's ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
8
The masculinisation of complexity
It's the masculinisation of complexity. Now in fact women in all walks of life deal with, cope with, challenge complexities all the time but it's so ... «Open Democracy, May 15»
9
Balkans missing girls: prenatal selection upsets sex ratio
It gradually leads to a demographic masculinisation of society, already visible among young children. In countries such as Albania, Kosovo, ... «Peninsula On-line, May 15»
10
Don't procrastinate, masturbate: gender, homosexuality and female …
... anal penetration now counts as trespass because it carries with it implications of de-masculinisation and control. Men are not controlled: they ... «Varsity Online, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Masculinisation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/masculinisation>. May 2024 ».
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