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noun
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: soil science
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: immobilisation, immobilizing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restraint
noun
fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: immobilisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: preservation, saving
History
From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
