canalisation
/ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/
canalisation noun: the conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
Noun
canalisation (usually uncountable, plural canalisations)
- The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation.1857, Charles Lamb Kenney, The Gates of the East: Ten Chapters on the Isthmus of Suez Canal, page 18
- The management of something using defined channels of communication.
- The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.
canalisation meaning in Tamil and Urdu
canalisation in Tamil
- கால்வாய் வழிப்படுத்தல்
canalisation in Urdu
- نہر سازی
Forms of canalisation
| plural | canalisations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | canalization |
Origin of canalisation
From canalise + -ation.
Words formed from canalisation
Questions about canalisation
- What does canalisation mean?
- Canalisation means the conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- What is canalisation in Tamil?
- Canalisation in Tamil is கால்வாய் வழிப்படுத்தல். See Canalisation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is canalisation?
- Canalisation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce canalisation?
- Canalisation is pronounced /ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of canalisation?
- The plural of canalisation is canalisations.
Words near canalisation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: canalisation (page history and authors); canalisation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canalisation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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