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Meaning of "masculinization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASCULINIZATION

masculinization  [ˌmæskjʊlɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASCULINIZATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Masculinization 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 MASCULINIZATION 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.

Definition of masculinization in the English dictionary

The definition of masculinization in the dictionary is the act or process of becoming, or making someone become, masculine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASCULINIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASCULINIZATION

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASCULINIZATION

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 masculinization in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «masculinization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASCULINIZATION

Find out the translation of masculinization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of masculinization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «masculinization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男性化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

masculinización
570 millions of speakers

English

masculinization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

masculinization
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إذكار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маскулинизация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

masculinização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

masculinization
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

masculinisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maskulinisasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vermännlichung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男性化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남성화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masculinization
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

masculinization
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண்மைப்படுத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुरुषाचे जननेंद्रियकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maskülinizasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mascolinizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

maskulinizacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маскулінізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masculinizarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρρενοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermanliking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

masculinization
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

masculinization
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of masculinization

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASCULINIZATION»

The term «masculinization» is normally little used and occupies the 111.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASCULINIZATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «masculinization» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «masculinization» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about masculinization

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASCULINIZATION»

Discover the use of masculinization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to masculinization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Demographic Masculinization of China: Hoping for a Son
all!1. At one period or another of their history, various populations have experienced disparities in their sex distribution but these did not have a far- reaching impact because they were temporary. However, in China's case this sex imbalance is ...
Isabelle Attané, 2013
2
Huevos y la Mujer Latina: the de-masculinization of the macho
"Huevos" is not a politically correct articulation of the plight of Latino men in this era of so-called gender equity and diversity.
Julián Segura Camacho, Julian Camacho Segura, 2007
3
Neuroscience:
Most importantly for the sexual differentiation of the brain, the testes produce androgens, which trigger the masculinization of the nervous system by regulating the expression of a variety of sex-related genes. In the absence of androgens, there ...
Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso, 2007
4
Physiology: Cases and Problems
In women, Cushing's syndrome causes masculinization, with increased body hair , acne, and irregular menses. Why does Cushing's syndrome have these effects in women? 7. If Harold's surgery had been delayed, his physician could have ...
Linda S. Costanzo, 2009
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Sex Differences in the Brain : From Genes to Behavior: From ...
Masculinization and Defeminization are Determined by Different Cellular Mechanisms If one takes a rodent-centric, steroid-mediated, sexbehavior-focused view of sexual differentiation of the brain (which many do, including one of the authors) ...
Jill B. Becker Professor of Psychology University of Michigan, Tallahasee Karen J. Berkley McKenzie Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience Florida State University, Institute of Animal Science Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Nori Geary Professor, Zurich, 2007
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Women in Weimar Fashion: Discourses and Displays in German ...
In his 1919 essay “Pagen” (Pages), for example, cultural critic and historian Hans von Kahlenberg dwelt at length on the increasing masculinization of women's appearance in the course of the last century, though he admitted that for the ...
Mila Ganeva, 2008
7
Catalog of Teratogenic Agents
1 166 17-a-Ethinyl-1 9-nor-testosterone NorlutinTM CAS 68-22-4 This oral progestin can produce masculinization of the external genitalia in the female fetus. Details appear under 17-<x-Ethinyl- testosterone. 1167 17-a-Ethinyl- testosterone ...
Thomas H. Shepard, Ronald J. Lemire, 2004
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Avery's Diseases of the Newborn
Stage I indicates mild clitoromegaly only; stage V indicates complete masculinization. (Reproduced with permission from Migeon CJ, Berkovitz G, Brown T: Sexual differentiation and ambiguity. In Kappy MS, Blizzard RM, Migeon CJ [eds]: ...
H. William Taeusch, Roberta A. Ballard, Christine A. Gleason, 2005
9
Hypospadias and Genital Development
The mechanism behind the masculinization of the external genitalia in female moles remains a mystery. Does the presence of a peniform clitoris, traversed to its tip by the urethra, in species with and without so-called "ovotestes" mean we ...
Laurence S. Baskin, 2004
10
Pulp & Paper Mill Effluent Environmental Fate & Effects
Thus, based on external sex of the fish, there was a mixed response to BSME exposure, with feminization of males and masculinization of females. Mixed masculinization and feminization can be seen with exposure to androgenic substances, ...
Dennis L. Borton, Timothy J Hall, Robert P Fisher, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASCULINIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term masculinization is used in the context of the following news items.
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Women in Vivekananda's man-making project
Several contemporary feminist scholars have pointed out that Vivekananda's rhetoric of masculinization relied heavily on several patriarchal ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Introducing the Pseudopenis, or Why Female Hyenas Are Feminist …
Genital masculinization is very rare in female mammals, and the few studies I did come across were inconclusive and dull, with all reports ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
3
Sex Bias In Autism Spectrum Disorders – Is It Real?
... sexes in control individuals are atypical in females, but not males with autism, suggesting what has been dubbed as neural 'masculinization'. «Brain Blogger, Jun 15»
4
Celebrating same-sex marriage in Buddhism
This suggests a change from a predominantly gender-reversed feminization to a more frequent masculinization of overt homosexuality in ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
5
The economics of being transgender
... and widen her hips through estrogen pills, and Php900 to prevent masculinization of her biologically male body through anti-androgen pills. «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jun 15»
6
Speech Therapy Has a Role in Transgender Transition
According to Transgender Speech, Feminization/Masculinization: Suggested Guidelines for the BC Clinician, speech therapy is part of a ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jun 15»
7
Province to help transitions
... Crothers said Friday the province will increase services for the transgender community, including paying for chest masculinization surgery. «Winnipeg Free Press, Jun 15»
8
Toxic masculinity is killing men: The roots of male trauma
The emotionally damaging “masculinization” of boys starts even before boyhood, in infancy. Psychologist Terry Real, in his 1998 book I Don't ... «Salon, Jun 15»
9
Manitoba funding for transition services will save lives, says …
Chest masculinization surgery has also been added as an insured service under the provincial health insurance plan, said Healthy Living ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
10
Hot Blues: Grey Gritt releases Local Smoke video
Since openly sharing a transgender journey that included a double mastectomy, nipple graft and chest masculinization in Toronto last year, the ... «Edge, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Masculinization [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/masculinization>. May 2024 ».
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