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Canalisation

//ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən// noun

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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

Etymology

From canalise + -ation.

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