Motility

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Motility \Mo*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. motilit['e].] (Physiol.)
     Capability of motion; contractility.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  motility
       n 1: ability to move spontaneously and independently [ant: {immotility}]
       2: a change of position that does not entail a change of
          location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his
          surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient
          move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: {motion},
           {movement}, {move}]