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motorization|ˌməʊtəraɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. next + -ation.]
1. Psychol. The process of making a presentation motorial in character. rare.
1901Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. XII. 304 The motorization of an exposed word would suggest another similar in sound. Ibid. 309 The single-word motorization does not make so much noise in consciousness.
2. The introduction, use, or possession of motor vehicles; equipment with motor vehicles.
1913in Webster Add. 1919N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Apr. 11 During the war the motorization of artillery proceeded at an unprecedented rate. 1929H. Rowan-Robinson Further Aspects of Mechanization ii. 9 The motorization of infantry and cavalry divisions furnishes..additional strategic mobility. 1930Time & Tide 13 Sept. 1134 The world moves largely on rubber, which alone makes motorization possible. 1960H. Hondermard in E. Davies Roads & their Traffic vi. 130 The extent of motorization, expressed by the number of vehicles per 1000 inhabitants, has had to be periodically reviewed. Ibid. 132 Fig. 6.1..shows a significant correlation between the degree of motorization and national income in different countries. 1960G. Mikes How to be Inimitable 57 This motorisation has developed into a war between the motorists and the authorities. 1969Daily Tel. 26 Aug. 14/3 Full motorisation of Britain's cities..might go as high as {pstlg}12,000 million. |