immobilisation
immobilisation is the alternative spelling of immobilization.
Meaning of immobilization
Noun
immobilization (countable and uncountable, plural immobilizations)
- 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.
- The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
Forms of immobilisation
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Origin of immobilisation
From French immobilisation.
Words formed from immobilisation
Words that rhyme with immobilisation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about immobilisation
- What is immobilisation the alternative spelling of?
- Immobilisation is the alternative spelling of immobilization.
Words near immobilisation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: immobilisation (page history and authors); immobilization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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