Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canalisation

/ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
canal-i-sa-tion
IPA
/ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.

Uncountable

noun

The management of something using defined channels of communication.

Uncountable

noun

The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English canal English -ise English canalise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English canalisation From canalise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

canalisations (plural) canalization (alternative)

Derived Forms

decanalisation recanalisation

Synonyms

channelization channelisation canalization

Questions

How do you pronounce canalisation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/.
What does canalisation mean?
The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
Where does canalisation come from?
Etymology tree English canal English -ise English canalise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English canalisation From canalise + -ation.

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