Meanings
nounephemeralization (uncountable)
- uncountableThe process of making something ephemeral.
- uncountableA technological progression towards being able to do more and more work with fewer resources.
Origin
From ephemeral + -ization. In the technological sense, coined by Richard Buckminster Fuller in 1938.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
ephemeralization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemeralization
MLA
“ephemeralization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemeralization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ephemeralization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemeralization.
Source: ephemeralization on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.