"petrification" meaning in English

See petrification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: En-petrification.ogg Forms: petrifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|pétrification}} French pétrification, {{uder|en|frm|pétrifier}} Middle French pétrifier Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} petrification (countable and uncountable, plural petrifications)
  1. Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of replacing the organic residues with insoluble salts): πώρωσις (pṓrōsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), verstening (Dutch), Versteinerung [feminine] (German), Petrifikation [feminine] (German), whakatokatanga (Maori), petrificacion (Occitan), petryfikacja [feminine] (Polish), petrificación [feminine] (Spanish), silicatización (Spanish)
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  2. (figurative) obduracy; callousness. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-petrification-en-noun-ukcOK8QY Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 49 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 41 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 42 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 38 19
  3. (figurative) Sheer terror; great fright. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-petrification-en-noun-yjobCb0J Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 41 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 42 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 38 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: petrifaction Related terms: petrified forest, petrified wood, petrify, crystallization, vitrification

Inflected forms

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