materialization meaning and definition

MATERIALIZATION noun

Definition of materialization (noun)

1. the process of coming into being; becoming reality
   • "the materialization of her dream"
   • synonyms: materialisation
2. an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
   • synonyms: manifestation, materialisation
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"
   • synonyms: materialisation, offspring