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remobilization

remobilization

7.7
Making settled substances like soil or harmful chemicals move again
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˌmoʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : removilización
  • Heavy rainfall led to the remobilization of pollutants that had settled in the lake.

Examples

  • The remobilization of sediments can impact water quality in rivers and streams.

  • Scientists studied the remobilization of nutrients in the soil after the flood.

  • The remobilization of nutrients is crucial for plant growth.

  • Have you heard about the remobilization of resources in the project?

  • Heavy rainfall caused the remobilization of pollutants that had settled in the lake.

  • Scientists observed the remobilization of nutrients in the soil following the flood.

  • The remobilization of sediments can significantly affect water quality in rivers.

Synonyms

recirculation
vsremobilization
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Moving the same air or water through a system again

focuses on substances that were fixed becoming mobile and carried elsewhere
resuspension
vsremobilization
  • Specialized
8.3

The movement of small pieces from the bottom back into water or air

applies to any fixed substance becoming mobile and transported again

Antonyms

immobility
4 6.3

A state of no movement or not being able to move

fixation
2 6.0

Fastening something so it stays in one position

How Extensive

remobilization
  • Specialized
7.7
release
149 3.6
static
45 3.8

Surface Forms

remobilization singular
remobilizations plural

Morphology

remobilization = remobilize (transparent) = re + mobile + ize + ation

This is a regular noun formed from the verb 'remobilize' with '-ation', meaning the act or process of doing it.

Etymology

Remobilization comes from re- 'again' and mobile 'able to move', the same root as in mobile. It describes when things like soil, pollutants, or sediments that were stuck become able to move and are carried away again. So remobilization explains how floods or waves can free and move materials that were once settled.