exteriorization
English
Alternative forms
- exteriorisation
Etymology
From exteriorize + -ation or exterior + -ization.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: ex‧te‧ri‧or‧iza‧tion
Noun
exteriorization (plural exteriorizations)
- The physical embodiment of an abstraction
- (surgery) The act of removing something from a body.
- (Scientology) The process of a thetan leaving its human body.