immunisation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.46 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies so they don't interfere with each other.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The larger the number of immunised people in the community the less easy is the spread of disease from one person to another. […] For the purpose of creating ‘herd immunity’, as this process is sometimes called, it is necessary to achieve 80 per cent immunisation of the community."
- "All babies born in the UK will receive the hepatitis B jab as part of their routine immunisations from the autumn in an effort to drive down viral infections that cause cirrhosis and liver cancer."
- ""Secondly, we have to find more cost-effective ways of electrifying. And we've had a real breakthrough in the last couple of years in terms of bridge clearances and immunisation, meaning we've been able to take hundreds of millions of pounds off the cost of electrification."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable