fossilisation

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A noun referring to the process by which organic remains from past geological ages become petrified, or metaphorically, the process of becoming rigid and outdated.

esProceso por el cual los restos orgánicos de épocas geológicas pasadas se transforman en fósiles, o, en sentido figurado, el proceso de volverse rígido, anticuado o inmutable.ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс, в ходе которого органические остатки прошлых геологических эпох превращаются в окаменелости, или, в переносном смысле, процесс становления закостенелым и устаревшим.frNom désignant le processus par lequel des restes organiques de périodes géologiques passées se transforment en fossiles, ou, au sens figuré, le fait de devenir figé, rigide ou dépassé.deSubstantiv, das den Prozess bezeichnet, bei dem organische Überreste vergangener geologischer Epochen zu Fossilien werden, oder im übertragenen Sinne den Prozess, starr und veraltet zu werden.ptSubstantivo que designa o processo pelo qual restos orgânicos de épocas geológicas passadas se transformam em fósseis; em sentido figurado, o processo de se tornar rígido, obsoleto ou petrificado.zh名词，指有机遗骸经过漫长地质年代转变为化石的过程；也比喻思想、制度等变得僵化、陈旧、不合时宜。arاسم يدل على العملية التي تتحول فيها البقايا العضوية من العصور الجيولوجية السابقة إلى أحافير، أو مجازًا على عملية الجمود والتحجر والتخلف عن مواكبة العصر.

1. Process of becoming a fossil B2 formal scientific

   The natural process by which the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age are preserved and turned into stone.

   • The fossilisation of the dinosaur bones took millions of years.
   • Scientists study the fossilisation process to understand ancient life.
   • Rapid burial is essential for the fossilisation of soft tissues.

   esFosilizaciónruПроцесс окамененияfrFossilisationdeProzess der FossilisierungptProcesso de fossilizaçãozh化石化过程arعملية التحجر

   Sinónimos: petrifactionpetrification

2. Becoming outdated or rigid C1 formal

   The process of becoming fixed, inflexible, or outdated, often in ideas, habits, or systems.

   • The fossilisation of the company's management style led to its decline.
   • Linguistic fossilisation can occur when a language learner stops improving.
   • The fossilisation of old traditions can hinder social progress.

   esFosilización (de ideas o hábitos)ruУстаревание или закостенелостьfrFossilisation (sens figuré)deVeralterung oder ErstarrungptEnrijecimento ou fossilizaçãozh僵化过时arالجمود والتخلف

   Sinónimos: calcificationhardeningossificationpetrificationrigidificationstagnation

   Antónimos: adaptationchangeevolutionflexibilityinnovation

• fossilisations plural form
• fossilisations' possessive plural form
• fossilisation's possessive singular form