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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dematerialization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English materialization English dematerialization From de- + materialization.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.

Forms

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dematerialisation alternative lexicographic
dematerializations Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (9)

it smaterializzazione (act or process of dematerializing) · pl dematerializacja (substitution of paper-form securities) · sv dematerialisation (act or process of dematerializing) · ru аннигиля́ция (act or process of dematerializing) · el αποϋλοποίηση (substitution of paper-form securities) · pl dematerializacja (act or process of dematerializing) · it dematerializzazione (substitution of paper-form securities) · ru дематериализа́ция (act or process of dematerializing) · sv dematerialisering (act or process of dematerializing)