materialization

English

Alternative forms

materialisation

Etymology

material +‎ -ization and materialize +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

materialization (countable and uncountable, plural materializations)

The conversion of something into a physical form
(physics) The conversion of energy into mass
(databases) The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.

Translations

conversion of something into a physical form

Catalan: materialització f
German: Materialisation (de) f, Verkörperung (de) f
Korean: 구체화 (ko) (guchehwa)
Spanish: materialización f
Swedish: materialisering c, materialisation c
Volapük: stöfikam

conversion of energy into mass

German: Materialisation (de) f

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