motile vs wandering

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. 

wandering

adj
  • Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions. 

  • Which wanders; travelling from place to place. 

noun
  • Disordered speech or delirium. 

  • Irregular turning of the eyes. 

  • Aimless thought. 

  • Travelling without preset route; roaming. 

  • Straying from a desired path. 

How often have the words motile and wandering occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )