fossilizing

UK
/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɑː.sɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

fossilizingsubstantiv
fossilizings
Pl.
Gerund noun referring to the process of turning organic matter into a fossil; normally uncountable, occasionally plural.
The fossilizing of tree resin can preserve insects for millions of years.
La fossilisation de la résine des arbres peut préserver des insectes pendant des millions d'années.
fossilizinggerundium / partizip präsens
Present-participle adjective modifying a noun to mean ‘undergoing or causing fossilization’.
fossilisantQui se fossilise ou qui provoque la fossilisation.
Fossilizing sediments quickly covered the carcass.
Des sédiments fossilisants ont rapidement recouvert la carcasse.
fossilizeverb

fossilizing

Gerundium

fossilized
Präteritum
fossilized
Partizip Perfekt
fossilizing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈfɑː.sɪ.laɪz/
fossiliserAu sens propre, en parlant de restes organiques qui se transforment en fossile.
Over millions of years, the remains of the dinosaur began to fossilize in the sediment.
Au fil de millions d’années, les restes du dinosaure ont commencé à fossiliser dans les sédiments.
fossiliserAu sens figuré, pour des idées, des pratiques ou des institutions qui deviennent rigides et dépassées.
The company's outdated policies have begun to fossilize, making it difficult to implement new strategies.
Les politiques obsolètes de l’entreprise ont commencé à fossiliser, ce qui rend difficile la mise en œuvre de nouvelles stratégies.

Definitionen

fossilizingsubstantiv
The act or process of converting something into a fossil.
The fossilizing of tree resin can preserve insects for millions of years.
fossilizinggerundium / partizip präsens
Undergoing or causing fossilization.
Fossilizing sediments quickly covered the carcass.
fossilizeverb
To convert into a fossil; to cause to become a fossil.
Over millions of years, the remains of the dinosaur began to fossilize in the sediment.
To become rigid or fixed in a certain way, often used metaphorically to describe ideas or practices.
The company's outdated policies have begun to fossilize, making it difficult to implement new strategies.