immobilisation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
immobilization of the injured knee was necessary
Types & categories
- preservation hypernym
Related & opposite
- pin derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team
Types & categories
- restraint hypernym
Related & opposite
- immobilize derivation
- pin derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pin |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | preservation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | immobilize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pin |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | restraint |