Motile

Motile
Motile Mo"tile, a. [See {Motive}.] 1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement; as, motile bacteria, motile protozoa, motile cilia, motile spores, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

2. Producing motion; as, motile powers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • Motile — 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • motile — index moving (in motion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • motile — (adj.) capable of movement, 1831, back formation from MOTILITY (Cf. motility) …   Etymology dictionary

  • motile — [mōt′ l] adj. [< L motus, pp. of movere, to MOVE + ILE] Biol. capable of or exhibiting spontaneous motion motility [mō til′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

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  • motile — 1. Having the power of spontaneous movement. 2. Denoting the type of mental imagery in which one learns and recalls most readily that which has been felt, i.e., having a kinesthetic representational system. Cf.:audile. 3. A person having such… …   Medical dictionary

  • motile — mo•tile [[t]ˈmoʊt l, ˈmoʊ tɪl[/t]] adj. bio Biol. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65; < L mō , var. s. of movēre to move+ tilis tile mo•til′i•ty, n …   From formal English to slang

  • motile — /ˈmoʊtaɪl/ (say mohtuyl) –adjective 1. Biology moving, or capable of moving, spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores. –noun 2. Psychology someone in whose mind motor images are predominant or especially distinct. {Latin mōtus, past participle …  

  • motile — adjective /ˈməʊtaɪl/ a) having the power to move spontaneously , 1993: It seemed to him that, if there were a Holy Trinity as the churches taught, this must be unified through a manner of capillary action, Father merging into Son and both into… …   Wiktionary

  • Motile (record label) — Motile is a UK based independent record label, started in 2004, dedicated to the release of albums that combine improvisation, experimentation and/or other approaches to explore new musical territories. It is part of the Chameleon Lectra umbrella …   Wikipedia

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