Hypertext Webster Gateway: "motile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Motile \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.]
1. (Biol.) Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious;
as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.
2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Motile \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.]
1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement;
as, motile cilia, motile spores, etc.
2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
motile
adj : (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
n : one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner
feelings of action
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