Search Result for "motile":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action;
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 v.0.48:
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.]
