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immobilisation
| immobilise
| immobility
| immobilization
| immobilize
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immobilisation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun immobilisation has 2 senses
- immobilisation(n = noun.act) immobilization - fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary" is a kind of preservation, saving
- immobilisation(n = noun.act) immobilization, immobilizing - the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team" is a kind of restraint
Derived form verb immobilise2
Derived form verb immobilise6
CIDE DICTIONARY
immobilisation, n.
The act or process of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; as, immobilization of the injured knee was necessary; the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team. [WordNet 1.5]
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