mobile vs motile

mobile

adj
  • Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement. 

  • Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones. 

  • Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom. 

  • Capable of being moved, especially on wheels. 

  • Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle. 

  • Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind. 

noun
  • The internet accessed via mobile devices. 

  • One who or moves, or who can move (e.g. to travel to a different place). 

  • A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other. 

motile

adj
  • In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously. 

  • In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions. 

  • Of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position. Cf. kinesthetic, proprioceptive. 

  • In organs or organelles: capable of producing motion. 

noun
  • A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc. 

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