homologation
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun Confirmation or ratification (as of something otherwise null and void), by a court or a grantor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series, usually by lengthening a carbon chain
- noun Official certification.
Examples
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The term homologation means the granting of approval by an official body.
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The South African Bureau of Standards said the prototype taxis have already gone through a process of "homologation" or verification of vehicles to South African standards.
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I think the nuance they want to convey with "homologation" is that it's more than a mere type certification - it's a formal sanctioning of the legality of the sale and use of the vehicle in the entire European Union.
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You dare not be playing corners-change-corners with religion as you can with the sword of what the ill-bred have called a mercenary (when you come to ponder on't, the swords of patriot or paid man are both for selfish ends unsheathed); and if I set down here word for word what John Splendid said, it must not be thought to be in homologation on my part of such latitudinarianism.
John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
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Luge track experts will be on site next month to make a careful assessment of its future start line, a process known as homologation.
Note
The word 'homologation' comes ultimately from a Greek root meaning 'to acknowledge'.
