im·mo·bile

[ih-moh-buhl, -beel]
adjective
1.
incapable of moving or being moved.
2.
not mobile or moving; motionless.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin immōbilis. See im-2, mobile

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immobile (ɪˈməʊbaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not moving; motionless
2.  not able to move or be moved; fixed
 
immobility
 
n

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immobile im·mo·bile (ĭ-mō'bəl, -bēl', -bīl')
adj.

  1. Immovable; fixed.

  2. Not moving; motionless.


im'mo·bil'i·ty (-bĭl'-ĭ-tē) n.

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Example sentences
It is essential that an installed toilet remains fixed and immobile.
Bad knees and bad hips have made him almost immobile.
Immobile photovoltaic shingles may not produce maximum electricity during the
  winter months unless they face south.
Combine this desktop microwave oven with supermarket delivery and a bucket
  under your chair and you can remain immobile.
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