remobilization

English

Alternative forms

• remobilisation

Etymology

re- +‎ mobilization

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹimoʊbɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Hyphenation: re‧mo‧bi‧li‧za‧tion

Noun

remobilization (plural remobilizations)

1. The return of a substance to circulation within a system, such as substances which had been locked in sediments.
   • 2004, A.J. Wilson et al., “In-channel storage of fine sediment in rivers of Southwest England”, in Sediment Transfer Through the Fluvial System‎^[1], →ISBN, page 293:

     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.

2. (medicine) A return to mobility.
   • 1961, I.F. Dersch, US Patent 3088457: Therapeutic Device‎^[2], page 4:

     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.