-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
(Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something)
Although there are over 1,450 word entries ending with -ation or -ization listed in this unit, there are certainly many more which exist in the English language. At any rate, this unit provides a significant number of -ation and -ization examples for you to see.
euthrophication
eutrophication (s) (noun)
1. The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients from fertilizers or sewage, thereby encouraging the growth and decomposition of oxygen-depleting plant life and resulting in harm to other organisms: "Aquaculture has been resulting in small, but expanding into locally significant emissions of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) into the Baltic Sea, contributing to eutrophication."
2. Having waters (lakes and/or ponds) rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life; especially, algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms: "Agricultural fertilizers and many commercial detergents are rich in phosphorus and the pollution of a lake with the addition of more phosphorus to its waters first produces a green scum of algal growth on the surface of the lake and then, if the pollution continues, it proceeds to kill the lake."
2. Having waters (lakes and/or ponds) rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life; especially, algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms: "Agricultural fertilizers and many commercial detergents are rich in phosphorus and the pollution of a lake with the addition of more phosphorus to its waters first produces a green scum of algal growth on the surface of the lake and then, if the pollution continues, it proceeds to kill the lake."
"After the initial bloom of rapid algal growth, aging algae die, and then the bacteria feeding on the dead algae cells use up so much of the lake's dissolved oxygen that fish and invertebrate animals suffocate."
evacuation
1. The act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
2. To discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages; especially, from the bowels.
3. Something evacuated or discharged.
4. The removal of people or things from an endangered area.
5. Clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
6. The withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
2. To discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages; especially, from the bowels.
3. Something evacuated or discharged.
4. The removal of people or things from an endangered area.
5. Clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
6. The withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
evaluation
1. Assessing the value or the act of considering or examining something in order to judge its value, quality, importance, extent, or condition.
2. A statement of value; a sopken or written statement of the value, quality, importance, extent, or condition of something.
2. A statement of value; a sopken or written statement of the value, quality, importance, extent, or condition of something.
Generally applied to any form of preaching by an evangelist aimed at converting people to Christianity by believing in Christ as their savior.
A process in which something is changed from a liquid to a gaseous substance without its temperature reaching boiling point: "Evaporation consists of a fluid that has been changed into a vapor; usually, by means of the slow process that occurs below the boiling point of the liquid."
A containment pond designed to hold liquid wastes and to concentrate the waste through a process of decreasing the amount of water: "The evaporation pond reduces the amount of water so the waste material is more visible and easier to dispose of."
The rate at which a particular substance will be changed into a gas when compared to the rate of a known substance; such as, ethyl ether: "The evaporation rate is especially useful for health and fire-hazard considerations."
The total loss of water from a particular area, equal to the sum of the amount of water lost by the removal of moisture from the soil, and other surfaces, and the amount lost by the emission of water from plants: "Evapotranspiration involves the combined removal of water from surfaces by the loss of moisture and from the outward passage of fine particles of water along with carbon dioxide from plants."
"Evapotranspirations are the combined removals of water from surfaces by evaporation and from plants by transpiration."
The outcome; the act of happening as a result: The eventuation of the snowstorm the evening before produced very high snowbanks, and the roads were hidden by very thick white blankets of snow.
eviration
1. The action of depriving of virility; the state of being deprived of virility; emasculation; feminization.
2. A delusion in which a male believes he has been transformed into a female.
2. A delusion in which a male believes he has been transformed into a female.
The process of surgically removing parts of a body such as organs from the abdomen for medical reasons: Mr. Thomas' evisceration of his appendix was scheduled for tomorrow morning because it was not an emergency situation.
An avoiding or a shunning.
1. A stimulation that causes a particular kind of behavior: The evocation caused by the roast in the oven made Karen's children want to eat dinner as soon as possible!
2. A re-creation of something not present; especially, an event or feeling from the past: Evocations were present in the Jone's family at Christmas time when they all got together and were around the Christmas tree, singing Christmas carols like they did when they were little children.
3. The calling up of supernatural forces by spells and incantations: Evocations are used sometimes when spirits or demons are summoned by a spiritualist.
2. A re-creation of something not present; especially, an event or feeling from the past: Evocations were present in the Jone's family at Christmas time when they all got together and were around the Christmas tree, singing Christmas carols like they did when they were little children.
3. The calling up of supernatural forces by spells and incantations: Evocations are used sometimes when spirits or demons are summoned by a spiritualist.
An increase in the severity of a disease or any of its symptoms: The doctor diagnosed an exacerbation of June's fever which was getting worse from day to day.
