Canalization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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