MOTILITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does motility mean? 

• MOTILITY (noun)
  The noun MOTILITY has 2 senses:

1. ability to move spontaneously and independently

2. a change of position that does not entail a change of location

  Familiarity information: MOTILITY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOTILITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ability to move spontaneously and independently

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("motility" is a kind of...):

mobility (the quality of moving freely)

Antonym:

immotility (lacking an ability to move)

Derivation:

motile ((of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A change of position that does not entail a change of location

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

motility; motion; move; movement

Context example:

gastrointestinal motility

Hypernyms ("motility" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motility"):

sweep (a movement in an arc)

reciprocation (alternating back-and-forth movement)

reclining (the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position)

retraction (the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back)

retroflection; retroflexion (the act of bending backward)

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

closing; shutting (the act of closing something)

sitting (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position)

posing; sitting ((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait))

snap (the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand)

squat; squatting (the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels)

reach; reaching; stretch (the act of physically reaching or thrusting out)

toss (an abrupt movement)

quiver; quivering; vibration (the act of vibrating)

wave (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon)

flicker; flutter; waver (the act of moving back and forth)

standing (the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position)

span; straddle (the act of sitting or standing astride)

stroke (a single complete movement)

squirm; wiggle; wriggle (the act of wiggling)

eurhythmics; eurhythmy; eurythmics; eurythmy (the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding)

inclination; inclining (the act of inclining; bending forward)

adduction ((physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body)

agitation (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))

body English (a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction)

circumduction (a circular movement of a limb or eye)

disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)

fetal movement; foetal movement (motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy))

dart; flit (a sudden quick movement)

gesture (motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)

headshake; headshaking (the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement)

abduction ((physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body)

eversion; everting; inversion (the act of turning inside out)

inversion; upending (turning upside down; setting on end)

jerk; jerking; jolt; saccade (an abrupt spasmodic movement)

kick; kicking (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics)

kneel; kneeling (supporting yourself on your knees)

lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))

eye movement (the movement of the eyes)

opening (the act of opening something)

prostration (the act of assuming a prostrate position)

 Context examples 

Burkitt lymphoma receptor protein 1 (372 aa, 42 kD) is a cell motility protein that is encoded by the human BLR1 gene and has roles in cell motility and signal transduction.

(Burkitt Lymphoma Receptor 1 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

C-C chemokine receptor type 11 (350 aa, 40 kD) is a cell motility protein that is encoded by the human CCRL1 gene and has roles in skeletal development, immune response, chemotaxis and signal transduction.

(C-C Chemokine Receptor Type 11, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in both cell proliferation and cell motility.

(Metastasis-Associated in Colon Cancer Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Autocrine mobility factor receptor (323 aa, 34 kD) is a cell motility process protein that is encoded by the human AMFR gene and has roles in cell motility and signal transduction.

(Autocrine Mobility Factor Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria exhibits darting motility by single polar flagella, does not hydrolyze esculin, is indole and urease negative and shows susceptibility to nalidixic acid.

(Arcobacter cryaerophilus, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes autocrine motility factor receptor precursor, isoform 1 protein, plays a role in cellular motility.

(AMFR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the regulation of both cell adhesion and cellular motility.

(Anthrax Toxin Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Structurally complex proteins that are comprised of microfilaments, which are necessary components of the cellular cytoskeleton for motility and shape.

(Microfilament Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in cell migration and motility.

(MMP14 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Paclitaxel binds to and stabilizes microtubules, preventing their depolymerization and so inhibiting cellular motility, mitosis, and replication.

(Paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, NCI Thesaurus)