# canalisation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/

## Definitions
1. The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
2. The management of something using defined channels of communication.
3. The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.

## Etymology
From canalise + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/canalisation