petrifications
Turned to rock
Petrifications are instances of turning to stone, or things that have undergone that process.
Literally, petrification occurs when organic material is replaced by minerals over geological time, producing fossils: The museum displayed petrifications of ancient wood.
Figuratively, petrification is paralysis from fear or shock: Her petrifications at the sight of spiders were legendary.
Preserved ancient organism traces
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
specimens · ancient · paleontology · rock formations · casts · molds · trace fossils · amber
Stone-gazing mythic creature
- GorgonSerpent-haired mythical being
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- curseInvoked harm through words
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
folklore · legends · basilisk · cockatrice · transformation · punishment · eternal · monuments
Absence of flow or progress
- rigidityState of being unbending
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
unchanging · entrenched · fixed · hardened · crystallized · immutable · unyielding · tradition
Loss of muscle function
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
dread · horror · stunned · rooted · transfixed · speechless · motionless · stupefaction
fossils
Preserved ancient organism traces
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
sedimentary · specimens · ancient · paleontology · rock formations · casts · molds · trace fossils · amber · replacement
Medusa
Stone-gazing mythic creature
- GorgonSerpent-haired mythical being
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- curseInvoked harm through words
enchantment · folklore · legends · basilisk · cockatrice · transformation · punishment · eternal · monuments · Lot's wife
stagnation
Absence of flow or progress
- rigidityState of being unbending
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
inflexibility · unchanging · entrenched · fixed · hardened · crystallized · immutable · unyielding · tradition · orthodoxy
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
immobilization · dread · horror · stunned · rooted · transfixed · speechless · motionless · stupefaction · numbness
petrificationsdecompositions
Breakings into simpler parts
decays · dissolutions · disintegrations · liquefactions · softenings
petrificationsanimations
Moving image sequences
mobilizations · activations · galvanizations · awakenings · liberations