fossilisation

indénombrable

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which organic remains from past geological ages become petrified, or metaphorically, the process of becoming rigid and outdated.

• 🇫🇷Nom 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.

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.

   🇫🇷Fossilisation

   Synonymes: 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 Becoming outdated or rigid C1 formal

   The process of becoming fixed, inflexible, or outdated, often in ideas, habits, or systems.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

   🇫🇷Fossilisation (sens figuré)

   Synonymes: calcificationhardeningossificationpetrificationrigidificationstagnation

   Antonymes: adaptationchangeevolutionflexibilityinnovation

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