motile
adj.
capable of motion or movement (Zoology, Botany); characterized by perception that is dominated by movement rather than sound or sight (Psychology)
n.
that which is capable of movement or motion (Zoology, Botany); person whose perception is dominated by movement rather than sight or sound (Psychology)
Motility
Motile
Mo·tile adj. 1. Moving or having the power to move spontaneously. 2. Of or relating to mental imagery that arises primarily from sensations of [
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motile
Noun
1. one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
(hypernym) perceiver, observer, beholder
Adjective
1. (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
(similar) mobile
(classification) microorganism
Motile
(a.)
Producing motion; as, motile powers.
(a.)
Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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