mobilization

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act of mobilizing
  • The marshalling of troops and national resources in preparation for war.
  • The process by which the armed forces of a nation are brought to a state of readiness for a conflict.
  • (geology) The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place
  • (genetics) The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another

Etymology

Suffix from English mobilize root from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mew-

Gloss

move, drive, damp

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

湿

Emoji

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