dematerialisation

UK/diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

the act or process of dematerializing

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Meanings

noundematerialisation (countable and uncountable, plural dematerialisations)

plural dematerialisations · alternative dematerialization

  1. countableuncountablethe act or process of dematerializing

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmaterialisation
  8. Englishdematerialisation

From de- + materialisation.

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Cite this entry
APA

dematerialisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dematerialisation

MLA

“dematerialisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dematerialisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dematerialisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dematerialisation.

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