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motile

mo·tile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moht-l, moh-til]
    • /ˈmoʊt l, ˈmoʊ tɪl/
    • /ˈməʊ.taɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moht-l, moh-til]
    • /ˈmoʊt l, ˈmoʊ tɪl/

Definitions of motile word

  • adjective motile Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores. 1
  • noun motile (of cells, gametes, and single-celled organisms) capable of motion. 1
  • adjective motile capable of moving 1
  • adjective motile capable of moving spontaneously and independently 0
  • noun motile a person whose mental imagery strongly reflects movement, esp his or her own 0
  • adjective motile capable of or exhibiting spontaneous motion 0

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Origin of motile

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Latin mōt(us) (past participle of movēre to move, set in motion) + -ile

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Parts of speech for Motile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

motile popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for motile

adj motile

  • roving — roaming or wandering.
  • portable — portability
  • liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
  • itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
  • fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.

adjective motile

  • travelling — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
  • transport — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
  • changing — not remaining the same; transient
  • climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.
  • evolving — Present participle of evolve.

Antonyms for motile

adj motile

  • settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
  • stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
  • stationary — standing still; not moving.
  • unmovable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.

adjective motile

  • immotile — not able to move; not motile.

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