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immobilisation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • immobilization noun The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
  • standstill noun A complete stop; a state where nothing is moving or progressing.

Senses

immobilisation is used for these senses in English:

  • fixed asset (business, accounting) Asset or property which cannot easily be converted into cash, such as land, buildings and machinery.
  • immobilization The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
  • standstill Complete immobility; a halt.

immobilization — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
  2. noun The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.

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