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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal. uncountable, usually

   "The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation."

2. 2
   management through specified channels of communication wordnet
3. 3
   The management of something using defined channels of communication. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   the production of a canal or a conversion to canals wordnet
5. 5
   The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

canalizationcanalizationchannelisationchannelizationchannelization

Example

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"The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation."

Etymology

From canalise + -ation.

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