"motility" meaning in English

See motility in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: motilities [plural]
Etymology: From motile + -ity. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*m(y)ewh₁-}}, {{suffix|en|motile|ity}} motile + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} motility (countable and uncountable, plural motilities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being motile (moving) Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being motile): motiliteit [feminine] (Dutch), motilité [feminine] (French), Motilität [feminine] (German), motilità [feminine] (Italian), motilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), pohyblivosť (Slovak), motilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-motility-en-noun-K8HtK~xm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'state of being motile': 89 11
  2. (countable) The degree to which something is motile Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-motility-en-noun-ApasxwSW

Inflected forms

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