canalisation

noun
/ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

From canalise + -ation.

  1. derived from 𒄀𒈾
  2. derived from 𒄀
  3. derived from κάννα
  4. derived from canālis
  5. derived from canal
  6. borrowed from canal
  7. suffixed as canalise — “canal + ise
  8. suffixed as canalisation — “canalise + ation

Definitions

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

    • The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation.
  2. The management of something using defined channels of communication.

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

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for canalisation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA