noun
Meaning 1
Petrification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
petrifaction
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noun
Meaning 2
An object that has become petrified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The condition of being petrified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rock, stone
noun
Meaning 5
the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petrification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fossilization, fossilisation
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: вкаменяване (vkamenjavane) — condition of being petrified
- German: Versteinerung — condition of being petrified
- Occitan: petrificacion — condition of being petrified
- Welsh: fferdod — condition of being petrified