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[ moh-bil-i-tee ] / moʊˈbɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mobility ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality of being mobile. Sociology. social mobility. Origin of mobilityFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English mobilite, from Latin mōbilitās. See mobile, -ity OTHER WORDS FROM mobilityin·ter·mo·bil·i·ty, nounnon·mo·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby mobilitymobile home, mobile library, mobile phone, mobile unit, mobile web, mobility, mobility housing, mobilize, Möbius, Möbius disease, Möbius' sign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mobilityThe other narrative is of mobility in the service of ambition. Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST With the help of mobility aids and a feeding tube, she lived well past her initial prognosis of death by age 4. U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The focus on cost and mobility has extended into missions such as ground-based air defense. Why Old-School Airships Now Rule Our Warzones|Bill Sweetman|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Individuals who have lost the ability to stand and walk suffer from many challenges in addition to the loss of mobility. The Bionic Exoskeleton Helping Paraplegics Walk|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nothing is a stronger force for opportunity, for equality, for mobility. Can Higher Education Really Save Our Humanity?|James Poulos|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST His features had the mobility of Southerners, strangely blending power and subtlety. The Mesmerist's Victim|Alexandre Dumas Their mobility and deadly effect have made them of great value. Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss The Mobility are the antipodes to the Nobility: the one race of men being at the top of the world, the other at the bottom of it. Portraits of Children of The Mobility|Percival Leigh A second feature of the Boer army, and equally as important as the freedom of action of its individuals, was its mobility. With the Boer Forces|Howard C. Hillegas Material characteristics embrace armament, life, and mobility. Sound Military Decision|U.s. Naval War College
British Dictionary definitions for mobility
nounthe ability to move physicallya knee operation has restricted his mobility; mobility is part of physical education sociol (of individuals or social groups) movement within or between classes and occupationsSee also vertical mobility, horizontal mobility time that a resident of a secure unit is allowed to spend outside the unit, as preparation for an eventual return to society Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mobilityflexibility, maneuverability, movability, motility, portability, adjustability, transportability |