motile
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mo·tile
(mōt′l, mō′tīl′)adj.
1. Biology Moving or having the power to move spontaneously: motile spores.
2. Psychology Of or relating to mental imagery that arises primarily from sensations of bodily movement and position rather than from visual or auditory sensations.
mo·til′i·ty (mō-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
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motile
(ˈməʊtaɪl)adj
(Biology) capable of moving spontaneously and independently
n
(Psychology) psychol a person whose mental imagery strongly reflects movement, esp his or her own
[C19: from Latin mōtus moved, from movēre to move]
motility n
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mo•tile
(ˈmoʊt l, ˈmoʊ tɪl)adj.
Biol. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
mo•til′i•ty, n.
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mo·tile
(mōt′l, mō′tīl′) Moving or able to move by itself. Sperm and certain spores are motile.
motility (mō-tĭl′ĭ-tē) noun
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Noun | 1. | motile - one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
Adj. | 1. | motile - (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement microorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic size mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" |
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