realization
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹiəlɪˈzeɪʃən/, /-laɪˈzeɪʃən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌɹiə-/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)
- The act of realizing, as:
- An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
- A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.
- The act of making real.
- He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
- The realization of the plan took several years.
- Coordinate terms: instantiation, embodiment, incarnation, execution
- The result of an artistic effort.
- The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
- An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of figuring out or becoming aware
|
act of making real
|
result of an artistic effort
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Further reading[edit]
- “realization”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “realization”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms suffixed with -ation
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with usage examples