"immobilization" meaning in English

See immobilization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: immobilizations [plural]
Etymology: From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|immobilisation}} French immobilisation, {{af|en|im-|mobilization}} im- + mobilization, {{af|en|immobilize|-ation}} immobilize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} immobilization (countable and uncountable, plural immobilizations)
  1. The act or process of preventing a thing from moving. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act or process of preventing a thing from moving): immobilització [feminine] (Catalan), immobilisation [feminine] (French), inmobilización [feminine] (Galician), immobilizzazione [feminine] (Italian), unieruchomienie [neuter] (Polish), unieruchamianie [neuter] (Polish), imobilização [feminine] (Portuguese), imobilizacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), imobilizácia (Slovak), inmovilización [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-immobilization-en-noun-M-EnufaW Disambiguation of 'the act or process of preventing a thing from moving': 97 3
  2. (soil science) The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Soil science
    Sense id: en-immobilization-en-noun-9vfW4pke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with im-, English terms suffixed with -ation, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 37 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: immobilisation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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