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conceptualisation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conceptualization, formulation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: creating by mental acts

Narrower terms: approach, attack, plan of attack, framing

3

noun

Meaning 3

an elaborated concept

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conceptualization, conceptuality

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concept, conception, construct

Narrower terms: perception

History

Etymology

From conceptual + -isation or conceptualise + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 概念化 (gàiniànhuà) — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Finnish: käsitteellistäminen — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • French: conceptualisation — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • German: Konzeptualisierung — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Indonesian: konseptualisasi — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Japanese: 概念化 (gainenka) — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Korean: 개념화 (gaenyeomhwa) — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Russian: концептуализа́ция (konceptualizácija) — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Turkish: kavramsallaştırma — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
  • Vietnamese: khái niệm hóa — the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised