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canalization

American  
[kuh-nal-uh-zay-shuhn, kan-l-] / kəˌnæl əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌkæn l- /

noun

  1. the formation of canals; the act of canalizing.

  2. Biology. the development of an organism along relatively predictable pathways despite abnormality or injury.


Etymology

Origin of canalization

First recorded in 1840–50; canalize + -ation

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Among these and other design principles highlighted in the new paper, Kadelka says one of the most abundant is "canalization."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024

In 1933 he put on a personal promotion campaign for canalization of the Trinity by piloting a skiff from Dallas to the Chicago World's Fair.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a system of canalization, along with the building of large reservoirs, that will collect the water in cases of freshets through thaws or heavy rainfalls, would be of great usefulness.

From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon

An extensive system of canalization, in connection with the proper forestry regulations, would unquestionably exercise beneficent influences.

From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon

The exhaustion of cultivated fields must always have been the most fundamental, vital and difficult problem of all civilized people and it appears clear that such canalization as is illustrated in Figs.

From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by F. H. (Franklin Hiram) King

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