canalization
Americannoun
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the formation of canals; the act of canalizing.
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Biology. the development of an organism along relatively predictable pathways despite abnormality or injury.
Etymology
Origin of canalization
Example Sentences
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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
Impulses, in the first place, arise capriciously, and one of the conditions of our highly organized life is regularity and canalization of action.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
An extensive system of canalization, in connection with the proper forestry regulations, would unquestionably exercise beneficent influences.
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
There is being revived the plan of twenty years ago for the canalization of one of the best-known and most important rivers of the Blue Ridge Country—the Big Sandy.
From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine
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