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remobilization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹimoʊbɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mobilization English remobilization From re- + mobilization.

Meanings

1. The return of a substance to circulation within a system, such as substances which had been locked in sediments.
   • The sediment content of this sample was assumed to reflect the remobilization of fine sediment mantling the surface and contained within the bed material matrix. 2004, A.J. Wilson et al., “In-channel storage of fine sediment in rivers of Southwest England”, in Sediment Transfer Through the Fluvial System, →ISBN, page 293:
2. A return to mobility.
   • this result is entirely satisfactory and offers possibilities of gradual remobilization of unfit individuals or inducing them to take a first step towards renewing active lives. 1961, I.F. Dersch, US Patent 3088457: Therapeutic Device, page 4:

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