Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

motile

Syllabification: (mo·tile)
Pronunciation: /ˈmōtl, ˈmōˌtīl/
Definition of motile

adjective

  • 1 Zoology & Botany (of cells, gametes, and single-celled organisms) capable of motion.
  • 2 Psychology of, relating to, or characterized by responses that involve muscular rather than audiovisual sensations.

Derivatives

motility

Pronunciation: /mōˈtilətē/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin motus 'motion', on the pattern of mobile

motile in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of motile in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

ludology

/ lo͞oˈdäləjē /
noun
the study of games and gaming, especially video games …