embodiment

英[ɪm'bɒdɪmənt] 美[ɪm'bɑdɪmənt]

1. a new personification of a familiar idea;

"the embodiment of hope"

"the incarnation of evil"

"the very avatar of cunning"

2. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept;

"a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"

3. giving concrete form to an abstract concept