Meaning & use
canalization
The process of directing something, such as water or behavior, into a fixed channel or restricted pattern.
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Engineers studied the canalization of the river before building the new flood barriers.
Psychologists use canalization to describe how early habits channel a child's later choices.
A note on using this word
Canalization appears in engineering for rivers and canals, and in biology and psychology for developmental traits that become fixed.
Words with a similar meaning
channeling
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