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Meaning of MOTILE

Pronunciation:  'mowtl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
  2. [adj]  (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
 
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 Synonyms: mobile
 
 See Also: beholder, observer, perceiver

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.]
    1. (Biol.) Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious;
       as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.
    2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
    
  2. \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.]
    1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement;
       as, motile cilia, motile spores, etc.
    2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
    
  3. \Mo"tile\, n. (Psychol.)
    A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of
    inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of
    words, muscular innervations, etc.
    
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Actively moving; self-propelled.
 

 

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