- (a.) Producing motion; as, motile powers.
- (a.) Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.
- (a.) Exhibiting or capable of, spontaneous movement; as, motile cilia, motile spores, etc.
- (a.) Producing motion; as, motile powers.
- (n.) A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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