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continentalization

continentalization noun: modification to a continental form.

Noun

continentalization (plural continentalizations)

  1. Modification to a continental form
    • In this way the model captures the gradual continentalization of weather (aridification) as air moves inland.2015 August 6, “Topographic Evolution and Climate Aridification during Continental Collision: Insights from Computer Simulations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of continentalization

pluralcontinentalizations

Origin of continentalization

From continental + -ization.

Questions about continentalization

What does continentalization mean?
Continentalization means modification to a continental form.
What part of speech is continentalization?
Continentalization is a noun.
What is the plural of continentalization?
The plural of continentalization is continentalizations.

Words near continentalization in the dictionary

  1. continentalisms
  2. continentalist
  3. continentalists
  4. continentalities
  5. continentality
  6. continentalization
  7. continentalizations
  8. continentalize
  9. continentalized
  10. continentalizes
  11. continentalizing

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