remobilization

re·mo·bi·li·za·tion
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US/ˌɹimoʊbɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The return of a substance to circulation within a system, such as substances which had been locked in sediments.

OriginEnglish mobilization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounremobilization (plural remobilizations)

plural remobilizations · alternative remobilisation

  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. medicineA 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishmobilization
  7. Englishremobilization

From re- + mobilization.

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APA

remobilization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remobilization

MLA

“remobilization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remobilization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remobilization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remobilization.

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