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immobilization
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As a noun, immobilization means the act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
Meanings of immobilization
4 meaningsnoun
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
“The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.”
soil scienceThe process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
Fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
“immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Similar: immobilisationThe act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
“the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team”
Similar: immobilisation, immobilizing
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).