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Meaning of "petrification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PETRIFICATION

petrification  [ˌpɛtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETRIFICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petrification 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 PETRIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

petrification

Petrifaction

In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Petrified wood is a common result of this process, but all organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, can be petrified. Petrification takes place through a combination of two similar processes: permineralization and replacement. These processes create replicas of the original specimen that are similar down to the microscopic level.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETRIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETRIFICATION

petrary
petrel
Petri dish
petrichor
Petrie
petrifaction
petrifactive
petrific
petrified
Petrified Forest
petrifier
petrifies
petrify
petrifying
Petrine
petrissage
petrochemical
petrochemically
petrochemicals

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETRIFICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of petrification in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petrification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETRIFICATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

石化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petrificación
570 millions of speakers

English

petrification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्थर जानेवाला पदार्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحجير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окаменения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petrificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

petrification
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pétrification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versteinerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petrifikasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

petrification
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाणेरडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşlaşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pietrificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petryfikacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скам´яніння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pietrificarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απολίθωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

petrification
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petrification
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petrification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETRIFICATION»

The term «petrification» is normally little used and occupies the 110.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETRIFICATION» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETRIFICATION»

Discover the use of petrification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petrification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Semantics:
The process by which syntactic compounds are institutionalized as lexemes has been aptly called petrification (cf. Leech, 1974). This metaphorical term is intended to suggest two distinguishable aspects of the process in question: ...
John Lyons, 1977
2
The Unsolved Mystery of Noah's Ark
Given the right circumstances, it would not take long for petrification to take place. Flood waters together with volcanic ash would provide the perfect mineral combination for this process.” “Petrification occurs when fluid containingsilica ...
Mary Irwin, 2012
3
Systems Engineering for Business Process Change: New ...
Rather, we have observed that information systems developed with initially high levels of adaptability tend to undergo a gradual and stealthy process of petrification wherein they progressively lose adaptability and thus increasingly resist the ...
Peter Henderson, 2002
4
Essays on Gogol: Logos and the Russian Word
GOGOL'S SYMBOLIC system of petrification and loss of speech, which may appear to be a limited aspect of his art, in fact leads us to the fundamental characteristics of his poetics. In a certain sense this symbolic system is analogous to that ...
Susanne Fusso, Priscilla Meyer, 1994
5
Postcoloniality: The French Dimension
This development was integral to the process of regaining a voice after the stifling of expression under colonialism, described in metaphorical terms by Fanon as petrification. Memmi shared with Fanon the notion of the 'petrification' of the ...
Margaret A. Majumdar, 2007
6
Passion, Poison and Petrification
D.C. Recreation Department, city-wide division, thirty-third annual one-act play tournament 1961, St. Margaret's Players present "Passion, Poison and Petrification, or, The Fatal Gazogene," by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Crockett, ...
‎1961
7
Earth Science High School Tutor
Petrification is the other method of fossilizing the actual organism. During petrification, water dissolves the minerals of the organism by entering the hard parts of the organism, such as the bone. The minerals then harden forming a replica of the ...
James R Ogden Max Fogiel Research & Education Association Rea Research and Education Association
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A History of Geology and Medicine:
Although he used the term 'hardening' rather than petrification (Segato 1831), his admirers described his collection as comprised of petrification, so introducing a neologism that quickly became established in relation to Segato's specimens.
C.J. Duffin, R.T.J. Moody, C. Gardner-Thorpe, 2013
9
Unlike Subjects: Women, Theory, Fiction
Yet in the case from which he derives the concept of 'petrification' (the case of a young man named David), it is petrification by the mother which is feared (Laing, 1960: 79). Laing invokes the story of Perseus as a metaphor for the danger ...
Gerardine Meaney, 2012
10
The Broken Connection: On Death and the Continuity of Life
"Petrification," for Laing, involves imagery of being turned into stone and becoming robotlike, the pattern we described in relationship to extreme psychic numbing and deanimation (or severe stasis). Image-feelings of engulfment, implosion, ...
Robert Jay Lifton, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETRIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petrification is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kit Harington Returning to 'Game of Thrones'
There are three dragon eggs revived from petrification–Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion. It is clear in the books and series that Drogon (black ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Jul 15»
2
70-million-year-old Fossil of Gargantuan Marine Reptile
The most common method of fossilization is called permineralization, or petrification. After an organism's soft tissues decay in sediment, the ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Health advice: The importance of stomach acid, natural remedies for …
HCL deficiency inhibits breakdown and digestion of the food you eat, thereby causing malnourishment and petrification of proteins. This causes ... «Ahwatukee Foothills News, Jul 15»
4
Discovery of world's oldest preserved sperm cell happened by …
The most common method of fossilization is called permineralization, or petrification. Source: Independent.co.uk. What Others Are Reading. «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Mentoring program helps children in foster care
Johnson is now a student at Guilford Community College and the published author of a book of poetry, “Forsaken Petrification.” Many of the ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
6
New proposal outlines plans to replace cement with 3D printed …
... will actually absorb more co2 than they release during construction and during the petrification process, and can be made from a completely ... «3ders.org, Jul 15»
7
3D Printed “Hempstone” House Can Replace Cement for …
... when you think about the fact that this means more CO2 will be absorbed than released during construction and petrification processes. «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
8
Kabillion Launches 'Casper,' 'George of the Jungle'
When Casper discovers the two-headed headmaster's plot to use a petrification potion to turn Kibosh into stone and take over the Underworld ... «Animation Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Remarkable Races Submerged: The Sunken Relluk
... they “only” receive immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, petrification, disease, nausea, the sickened condition and energy drain. «NERD TREK, Jul 15»
10
Like it or not, the UFC is making wholesale changes all at once
Those same fighters will carry a look of stone-faced petrification, a residual effect of the new out-of-competition drug testing courtesy of those ... «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»

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