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petrification
English
Etymology
From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?t??f??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
petrification (countable and uncountable, plural petrifications)
- the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
- (figuratively) obduracy; callousness
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hallywell to this entry?)
Synonyms
- petrifaction
Related terms
- petrified forest
- petrified wood
Translations
petrification From the web:
- petrification meaning
- what caused petrification dr stone
- what does petrification mean
- what causes petrification
- what cures petrification 5e
- what is petrification fossils
- what cures petrification
- what cures petrification ffx
metrification
English
Noun
metrification (countable and uncountable, plural metrifications)
- Composition in metrical form; versification.
- 1863, Alfred Tennyson, Hendecasyllabics
- Should I flounder awhile without a tumble
Thro' this metrification of Catullus
- Should I flounder awhile without a tumble
- 1863, Alfred Tennyson, Hendecasyllabics
- (US, Canada) metrication
Related terms
- metrify
References
metrification From the web:
- what is metrication in literature
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