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.

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Etymology

Origin of canalization

First recorded in 1840–50; canalize + -ation

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Example Sentences

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canalization

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 Thomas Ewing Dabney

By a canalization of the branches of these cells which unite with branches of other cells the precursors of the blood capillaries are formed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

As adjuncts to these vast canalization works there have been enormous amounts of embankment, dike and levee construction.

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

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