petrification

noun
/ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation.

  1. derived from pétrifier + -ation
  2. derived from pétrification

Definitions

  1. Turning to stone

    Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.

  2. obduracy

    obduracy; callousness.

    • a Petrification or Mortification of the Mind
  3. Sheer terror

    Sheer terror; great fright.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for petrification. 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