Definition of motility Motility

/mowtɪˈlɪti/ - [mowtilitee] - mo•til•i•ty

We found 6 definitions of motility from 4 different sources.

What does motility mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: motilities
motility - ability to move spontaneously and independently
		mobility the quality of moving freely
motility - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
		motion, movement, move
		change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
		abduction (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
		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)
		flit, dart a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
		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; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me"
		inclining, inclination the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
		everting, eversion, inversion the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"
		upending, inversion the act of turning inside out
		jerking, jolt, saccade, jerk a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
		kicking, kick the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
		kneel, kneeling supporting yourself on your knees
		pitching, lurch, pitch (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
		eye movement the movement of the eyes
		opening the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
		prostration the act of assuming a prostrate position
		reaching, reach, stretch the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
		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; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
		retroflection, retroflexion the act of bending backward
		rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
		shutting, closing the act of closing something
		sitting the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
		posing, sitting the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
		snap the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"
		squatting, squat the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
		sweep a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
		toss an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
		quivering, quiver, vibration case for holding arrows
		wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
		flicker, waver, flutter North American woodpecker
		standing the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
		straddle, span the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
		stroke a light touch with the hands
		squirm, wiggle, wriggle the act of wiggling