mobilization

noun

1. 1

   The act of mobilizing

2. 2

   The marshalling of troops and national resources in preparation for war.

3. 3

   The process by which the armed forces of a nation are brought to a state of readiness for a conflict.

4. 4

   The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place

5. 5

   The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another