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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mach-uh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmætʃ əˈreɪ ʃən



Definition of maturation

Origin :
  • early 15c., "the coming to a head of a boil, etc.; a state of producing pus," from Middle French maturation and directly from Latin maturationem (nominative maturatio), noun of action from past participle stem of maturare "to ripen, make ripe" (see mature (v.)).
  • As in matter : noun secretion of a sore
  • As in maturity : noun adulthood, full growth
  • As in success : noun favorable outcome
  • As in legal age : noun age of maturity
  • As in pus : noun liquid matter
  • As in evolvement : noun development
  • As in unfolding : noun development
  • As in development : noun growth
  • As in evolution : noun development, progress
  • As in expansion : noun growth
  • As in gestation : noun process of early development
  • As in growth : noun development, progress
Example sentences :
  • But somewhere along the line I have to reach a maturation point of some kind.
  • Extract from : « Second Sight » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • He goes where his internal force of development and maturation lead him.
  • Extract from : « Spontaneous Activity in Education » by Maria Montessori
  • The mysterious process of maturation is going on before our eyes.
  • Extract from : « My Religion » by Leo Tolstoy
  • The same principles which influence the maturation or ripening of fermented liquors also operate here.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • You know any other sapient races with a one-year maturation period?
  • Extract from : « Little Fuzzy » by Henry Beam Piper
  • The cheeks and forehead during the process of maturation present a continuous puffy elevation of a pearly white colour.
  • Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various
  • Of this kind is the addition of hops, spices, &c., during the maturation of beer that exhibits a tendency to deteriorate.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • The maturation of fermented liquor is noticed under Brewing, Malt liquors, Wines, &c.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Growth is quick, but maturation slow; both from the same cause, the great humidity of the ground and the atmosphere.
  • Extract from : « The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus » by Tacitus
  • To promote the maturation or ripening of wine, various plans are adopted by the growers and dealers.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

Synonyms for maturation

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