immobile
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adjective \(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmō-bəl, -ˌbī(-ə)l also -ˌbēl\Definition of IMMOBILE
1
: incapable of being moved : fixed
See Examples of IMMOBILE
- The tranquilizer made the animal immobile.
- The accident left her immobile.
Origin of IMMOBILE
Middle English in-mobill, from Latin immobilis, from in- + mobilis mobile
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to IMMOBILE
- Synonyms
- stationary, nonmoving, standing, static
- Antonyms
- mobile, movable (or moveable), moving, nonstationary
im·mo·bile
adjective \(ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ō-bəl, -ˌbēl, -ˌbīl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of IMMOBILE
1
: incapable of being moved
2
: not moving <keep the patient immobile>
—im·mo·bil·i·ty \ˌim-(ˌ)ō-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural im·mo·bil·i·ties
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