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
It is difficult to convey, by word or map, an adequate conception of the magnitude of the systems of canalization which contribute primarily to rice culture.
From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram)
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
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
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