Used in a Sentence

petrification

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for petrification.

Editorial note

This means that out of all fossils, only the creature itself could be fossilized by petrification.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(figurative) obduracy; callousness.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of petrification gathered in one view.

noun

(figurative) obduracy; callousness.

noun

(figurative) Sheer terror; great fright.

noun

Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for petrification.

noun

(figurative) obduracy; callousness.

noun

(figurative) Sheer terror; great fright.

noun

Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.

Example sentences

1

This means that out of all fossils, only the creature itself could be fossilized by petrification.

2

This was crafted with a subtlety that captures the continental combination of infrastructural petrification and untethered pride perfectly.

3

What do you think these people would do if this man had an impossible fetish, like petrification or gigantism?

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The first step to any development was figuring out nitric acid as the cure to the petrification.

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On the upside, the self petrification of giant redwood companies creates space for new businesses to create actual search engines.

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Apple has become a Big company and with that comes a sort of petrification of thinking.

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This over-regulation is itself a microcosm of the petrification of the majority of the economy.

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This theory is known as petrification.[1] Modern neoclassicist buildings are fakery all the way down.

9

One can be confident without facing petrification, just like one can be unconfident and decide to give up learning new things.

10

That achieves the same carbon sequestration effect, without having to worry about petrification.

11

Solid record before that (to the point of petrification).

12

Xathrid Gorgon gives a petrification counter that grants defender.

Quote examples

1

I note that etymonline observes that petrification is "etymologically better than the more common petrifaction ".

2

Petrification: no real loss to society but I will concede that this appears to be an example of actual loss of "progress".

Proper noun examples

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Petrification by fear is quite the medical condition.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use petrification in a sentence?

This means that out of all fossils, only the creature itself could be fossilized by petrification.

What does petrification mean?

(figurative) obduracy; callousness.

What part of speech is petrification?

petrification is commonly used as noun.