crystallization

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the formation of crystals
noun a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
noun a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

From crystal + -ization.

You know what crystallization's like, sir. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Still the slow crystallization went on. — The Ultimate Weapon, John W., Jr. (John Wood) Campbell
Two Louvres disappeared before the crystallization of the present rather irregularly cut gem. — Royal Palaces and Parks of France, M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

crystallisation, crystallizing

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