materialisation
gb/mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən/ us/mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
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Podstatné jméno
formal
C1
process
1
becoming real or actual
when an idea or plan becomes real
Vzorec užití:
the materialisation of [a plan/idea/hope]
Častá chyba:
Often confused with material (meaning ‘substance’); materialisation is about something becoming real, not about physical materials.
Synonyma
realisation (More general; can also mean understanding, not only ‘becoming real’.)
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implementation (Focuses on putting a plan into action.)
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actualisation (More abstract and less common in everyday contexts.)
Antonyma
cancellation (The plan or idea is stopped before it happens.)
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failure (The expected result does not happen.)
Kolokace
the materialisation of plans
|the materialisation of an idea
|the materialisation of hopes
|the materialisation of a dream
|the materialisation of a project
|the materialisation of a proposal
|the materialisation of a vision
|the materialisation of change
Témata
general
|plans
|change
Příklady
- They had waited years for the materialisation of their expansion plans.
- The funding delays threatened the materialisation of the project.
- It took a lot of negotiation for the idea to reach materialisation.
Učební příklady
- The materialisation of the plan took time.
- We are working on the materialisation of our idea.
Podstatné jméno
business
C1
event
2
a risk or fear happening
when a risk really happens
Vzorec užití:
the materialisation of [a risk/threat/fear]
Častá chyba:
In business English, materialisation refers to a risk occurring, not to making something physically ‘material’.
Synonyma
occurrence (Neutral term; less specific to risks.)
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crystallisation (Often used in similar business contexts; slightly more metaphorical.)
Antonyma
mitigation (Actions taken to reduce the chance or impact of a risk.)
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avoidance (Preventing the risk from happening.)
Kolokace
risk materialisation
|the materialisation of a risk
|the materialisation of threats
|the materialisation of fears
|probability of materialisation
|impact of materialisation
|prevent materialisation
|materialisation scenario
Témata
business
|risk
|finance
Příklady
- The company increased reserves to cover the possible materialisation of credit losses.
- Better monitoring reduced the likelihood of the materialisation of operational risks.
- They redesigned the process to prevent the materialisation of that threat.
Učební příklady
- Good controls can stop the materialisation of risks.
Podstatné jméno
literary
C2
event
3
appearing in physical form
when something seems to appear suddenly and become solid
Vzorec užití:
the materialisation of [a figure/spirit/object]
Častá chyba:
This sense is mainly used in fiction or spiritualist contexts; in everyday writing, people more often say ‘appearance’.
Synonyma
appearance (More common and less dramatic; not necessarily ‘becoming physical’.)
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manifestation (Can suggest a supernatural or symbolic showing.)
Antonyma
disappearance (The person or thing vanishes from view.)
Kolokace
sudden materialisation
|ghostly materialisation
|the materialisation of a figure
|the materialisation of a spirit
|the materialisation of an object
|reported materialisation
Témata
arts
|belief
|fiction
Příklady
- In the story, the materialisation of the stranger in the doorway shocks everyone.
- Witnesses described the materialisation of a pale figure beside the bed.
- The trick relied on the materialisation of a coin in the magician’s hand.
Učební příklady
- The film shows the materialisation of a ghost.
Podstatné jméno
technical
C2
process
4
making data physically stored
when a system stores a result as real data
Vzorec užití:
materialisation of [data/results/a view]
Častá chyba:
In computing, materialisation is about storing or precomputing results, not about physical materials.
Synonyma
caching (Similar goal (speed) but broader; caching may be temporary and not a full stored representation.)
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persisting (Emphasises saving data to storage, not the act of computing it.)
Antonyma
virtualisation (Keeping something abstracted or computed on demand rather than stored as concrete data.)
Kolokace
query materialisation
|result materialisation
|data materialisation
|materialisation of intermediate results
|materialisation strategy
|materialisation step
|materialised view materialisation
Témata
technology
|computing
|data
Příklady
- Materialisation of the view reduced query time but increased storage use.
- The optimiser chose materialisation of intermediate results to avoid recomputation.
- They disabled automatic materialisation to keep the pipeline fully streaming.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
materialisation
IPA
GB/mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
US/mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
Slabiky a přízvuk
ma - ter - i - al - isa - tion (6 slabik)
Stress on 1st syllable (ma)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: materialisation
- Plural: materialisation
Příbuzná slova
Core family
material
noun A2
materialise
verb C1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
immaterial
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
Výrazy
materialisation of value
1/mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən əv vˈælju/
fixed phrase
business
turning potential value into gains
when expected value becomes real profit or benefit
Příklady
- The acquisition team focused on the materialisation of value through cost savings.
- Clear ownership is essential for the materialisation of value from digital projects.
- Investors questioned the timeline for materialisation of value.
risk materialisation
1/ɹˈɪsk mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
business
a risk actually happening
when a risk really happens
Příklady
- The report analyses risk materialisation across the loan portfolio.
- They tightened controls after several cases of risk materialisation.
- Early warnings can reduce the impact of risk materialisation.
the materialisation of [something]
1/ðə mˈeɪtˈɛɹiəlɪsˈeɪʃən əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
when something finally happens
when something becomes real
Příklady
- We are seeing the materialisation of earlier policy decisions.
- Delays could block the materialisation of the benefits we expected.
- The materialisation of these forecasts depends on stable demand.