canalization

American  

[kuh-nal-uh-zey-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.

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Etymology

Origin of canalization

First recorded in 1840–50; canalize + -ation

Example Sentences

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

Estimate cost complete canalization of river, revised 1916, in addition to amounts expended prior to rivers and harbors act of July, 1916, in round numbers $13,500,000.

From The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce by Dabney, Thomas Ewing

Again, a proper canalization would, by draining, reclaim for cultivation vast swamps and marshes in North as well as South Germany.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

The development of inland waterways has received new impulse from the completion during this year of the canalization of the Ohio to a uniform 9-foot depth.

From State of the Union Address by Hoover, Herbert