Definitions

1. noun

A preserved remains or impression of a plant or animal that lived in the past, often found in rocks and soil.

“The paleontologist spent years studying the fossils found in the excavation site.”

2. verb

To preserve or leave behind something in a state that can be seen and studied, especially in rocks and soil.

“The drought is expected to fossilize the riverbed, leaving behind a permanent mark.”

3. noun

A piece of old software or technology that is no longer supported or used.

“The company’s decision to stop supporting the old operating system made its fossils obsolete.”

4. noun

A person or thing that is preserved and unchanged, often in a state of being frozen in time.

“The museum was home to a fossil of a 19th-century town, frozen in time and perfectly preserved.”