canalization

2 definitions found

canalization - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canalization \Ca*nal`i*za"tion\, n.
     Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

canalization - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  canalization
      n 1: the production of a canal or a conversion to canals [syn:
           canalization, canalisation]
      2: management through specified channels of communication [syn:
         channelization, channelisation, canalization,
         canalisation]