materialisation n 1: the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream" [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}] 2: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}, {manifestation}] 3: 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" [syn: {offspring}, {materialization}, {materialisation}]