Found 2 items, similar to motile.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: motile motile adj : (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement n : one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
English → English (gcide) Definition: Motile Motile \Mo"tile\, a. [See Motive.] 1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement; as, motile bacteria, motile protozoa, motile cilia, motile spores, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. Producing motion; as, motile powers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]