mobile
IPA: mˈoʊbʌɫ
noun
- (art) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.
- (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices.
- One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).
- A city, the county seat of Mobile County, in southwestern Alabama.
- (telephony, UK) Ellipsis of mobile phone. [A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network over radio wave transmission.]
adjective
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- (biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
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Examples of "mobile" in Sentences
- The arms are atrophied and the legs are mobile.
- The mobile pod is the predecessor of the mobile suit.
- The population in the neighbourhood is highly mobile.
- There is a mobile butcher and a mobile fishmonger who each visit once a week.
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