fossilization

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A noun referring to the process of turning organic material into a fossil, or the state of becoming rigid and outdated.

esSustantivo que designa el proceso de conversión de materia orgánica en fósil, o el estado de algo que se vuelve rígido, petrificado o anticuado e inmutable.ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс превращения органического материала в окаменелость или состояние, при котором что-то становится закостенелым и устаревшим.frNom désignant le processus de transformation de matière organique en fossile, ou l'état de ce qui devient figé, rigide et dépassé.deSubstantiv, das den Prozess bezeichnet, bei dem organisches Material zu einem Fossil wird, oder den Zustand, in dem etwas starr, verkalkt und veraltet wird.ptSubstantivo que designa o processo de transformação de material orgânico em fóssil, bem como o estado de algo que se torna endurecido, rígido ou ultrapassado.zh指有机物经过长期地质作用转变为化石的过程，也比喻思想、制度等变得僵化、陈旧而无法适应变化的状态。arاسم يشير إلى عملية تحول المواد العضوية إلى أحافير أو متحجرات، كما يشير إلى حالة الجمود والتحجر الفكري أو الحضاري ورفض التطور.

1. Process of becoming a fossil B2 formal scientific

   The process by which organic material is preserved and turned into a fossil over geological time.

   • Fossilization occurs when a plant or animal is buried quickly after death.
   • The fossilization of this dinosaur took millions of years.
   • Scientists study fossilization to understand ancient life forms.

   esFosilizaciónruОкаменениеfrFossilisationdeFossilisationptFossilizaçãozh化石化arالتحجر

   Sinónimos: fossilisationpetrifactionpetrification

2. Becoming rigid or outdated C1 formal

   The process of becoming fixed, inflexible, or no longer relevant or current.

   • The fossilization of old ideas can hinder progress.
   • His thinking underwent a fossilization that made him resistant to change.
   • The company suffered from the fossilization of its outdated business model.

   esFosilización (volverse rígido u obsoleto)ruЗастывание или устареваниеfrFossilisation (sens figuré)deErstarrung oder VeralterungptEnrijecimento ou obsolescênciazh僵化或过时arالجمود أو التقادم

   Sinónimos: hardeningossificationpetrificationrigidificationstagnation

   Antónimos: adaptationchangeevolutionmodernizationrenewal

• fossilizations plural form
• fossilizations' possessive plural form
• fossilization's possessive singular form