conceptualisation

noun

The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.

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Meanings

nounconceptualisation (plural conceptualisations)

plural conceptualisations · alternative conceptualization

  1. The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.

    In light of such conceptualisations of the power of linguistic landscapes, we set out to examine the connection between the visual landscape and the spoken landscape in our institution[.]

    2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 2
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    In this sense, ethnocracy as a socio-political regime is outcome of ethnonationalism, that brand of nationalism that views the nation as a "natural" and ethnically "pure" community, as opposed to its liberal conceptualisation as a community based on equal rights and duties.

    2005, Paul Dresch, Monarchies and Nations, →ISBN, page 119

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan elaborated concept

nouninventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

Broader
creating by mental acts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 概念化
  • 概念化 (gàiniànhuà)the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Finnish käsitteellistäminen
  • käsitteellistäminenthe act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
French conceptualisation
  • conceptualisationthe act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
German Konzeptualisierung
  • Konzeptualisierungthe act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Indonesian konseptualisasi
  • konseptualisasithe act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Japanese 概念化
  • 概念化 (gainenka)the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Korean 개념화
  • 개념화 (gaenyeomhwa)the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Russian концептуализа́ция
  • концептуализа́ция (konceptualizácija)the act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Turkish kavramsallaştırma
  • kavramsallaştırmathe act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised
Vietnamese khái niệm hóa
  • khái niệm hóathe act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

conceptualisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conceptualisation

MLA

“conceptualisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conceptualisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conceptualisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conceptualisation.

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