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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Materialization

Materialization \Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion\, n. The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
materialization

1822, noun of action from materialize.

Wiktionary
materialization

n. 1 The conversion of something into a physical form 2 (context physics English) The conversion of energy into mass

WordNet
materialization
  1. n. the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream" [syn: materialisation]

  2. an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: materialisation, manifestation]

  3. something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn: offspring, materialisation]

Wikipedia
Materialization (paranormal)

In spiritualism, paranormal literature, and some religions, materialization (or manifestation) is the creation or appearance of matter from unknown sources. The existence of materialization has not been confirmed by laboratory experiments. Numerous cases of fraudulent materialization demonstrations by mediums have been exposed.

Materialization

Materialization may refer to:

  • Materialization (paranormal), the creation or appearance of matter from unknown sources
  • Materialization (science fiction), an action involving energy to matter conversion:
    • De-materialization and re-materialization, two theorized stages of teleportation
    • Materialization of fantasy environments and partners via the holodeck in the Star Trek series
    • Materialization of food and other substances by the Replicator (Star Trek)
  • Materialization, creating a materialized view in a relational database
  • Materialization, the process of creating an embodiment of an idea, such as a prototype

Usage examples of "materialization".

Renowned in occult circles throughout Europe, he had achieved successes in every type of mediumistic endeavor, from levitation to clairvoyance, from telepathy and telekinesis to the various forms of spirit evocation and ectoplasmic materialization.

Tower of Babel which has sprung up in Paris has killed that pretention, I think we shall feel and speak more modestly about our stone hyperbole, our materialization of the American love of the superlative.

But in this instance there was a truth congruent to the anthropomorphic effect: the cosmic disruption caused by the materialization of Paradise on the earthly plane brought about the day of judgment, allowed hell to be hauled up from wherever it rested on seventy thousand volts or ropes.

I want communication crystals, phials of shape changers, wizard wands, materialization and transformation materials, elixirs of malignant nature, and invisibility cloaks.

You could hurt my transitory image at such a moment of materialization, and you have already done so.

The most learned and trustworthy men in the world had begged heartbrokenly for the privilege of seeing a materialization.