1. (

• materialization ,
• materialisation

) the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream" ;

2. (

• materialization ,
• materialisation ,
• manifestation ,

) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) ;

3. (

• offspring ,
• materialization ,
• materialisation ,

) something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" ;