mobilization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of mobilizing.
  2. The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.
  3. The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place.
  4. The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mobilization mobilizations mobilisation

Etymology

From French mobilisation or mobilize + -ation.

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