mobile (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *mobile / Mobile*:
ADJECTIVE	all	mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering	migratory
	all	mobile	moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
	all	mobile	having transportation available
	all	mobile	capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
	all	mobile, fluid	affording change (especially in social status)
NOUN	object	Mobile, Mobile River	a river in southwestern Alabama
	location	Mobile	a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
	artifact	mobile	sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents

mobile / Mobile > pronunciation
Sounds	mow'bahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *mobile*: 8 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Migratory.
Example	"a restless mobile society"
Synonyms	nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering
Broader	unsettled	not settled or established
Spanish	errante, itinerante, nómada
Catalan	errant, itinerant, nòmada
Nouns	mobility	the quality of moving freely

English > *mobile*: 8 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place).
Examples	"a mobile missile system" "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"
Narrower	airborne	Moved or conveyed by or through air
	ambulant, ambulatory	able to walk about
	floating	Inclined to move or be moved about
	maneuverable, manoeuvrable	capable of maneuvering or changing position
	mechanized, mechanised, motorized	Using vehicles
	motile	(of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
	movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable	capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
	perambulating	strolling or walking around
	racy	designed or suitable for competing in a race
	raisable, raiseable	capable of being raised
	rangy	Adapted to wandering or roaming
	rotatable	capable of being rotated
	seaborne	conveyed by sea
	transplantable	capable of being transplanted
	versatile	able to move freely in all directions
	waterborne	transported by water
See also	moving	In motion
Opposite	immobile	not capable of movement or of being moved
Spanish	celular, móvil
Catalan	mòbil
Nouns	mobility	the quality of moving freely

English > *mobile*: 8 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Having transportation available.
Broader	moving	In motion
Spanish	movible, móvil
Catalan	mòbil, movible

English > *mobile*: 8 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another.
Example	"a highly mobile face"
Broader	changeable, changeful	Such that alteration is possible

English > *mobile*: 8 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	affording change (especially in social status).
Example	"upwardly mobile"
Synonym	fluid
Broader	changeable, changeful	Such that alteration is possible
Spanish	cambiante, inestable

English > *Mobile*: 8 senses > noun 1, object
Meaning	A river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay.
Synonym	Mobile River
Instance of	river	A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part of	Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala.	A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
Spanish	Mobile
Catalan	Mobile

English > *Mobile*: 8 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	A port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay.
Instance of	city, metropolis, urban center	A large and densely populated urban area
Instance of	port	A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
Part of	Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala.	A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

English > *mobile*: 8 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents.
Broader	sculpture	A three-dimensional work of plastic art
Opposite	stabile	A sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
Spanish	móvil
Catalan	mòbil

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