Mo·bile (m -b l , mbl ) A city of southwest Alabama at the mouth of the Mobile River, about 61 km (38 mi) long, on the north shore of Mobile Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. Founded c. 1710, the city was held by the French, British, and Spanish until it was seized by U.S. forces in 1813. In the Battle of Mobile Bay (August 1864) Adm. David Farragut defeated a major Confederate flotilla and secured Union control of the area. Population: 193,000. |
mo·bile (mb l, -bl, -b l)adj. 1. Capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place: a mobile organism; a mobile missile system. 2. a. Capable of moving or changing quickly from one state or condition to another: a mobile, expressive face. b. Fluid; unstable: a mobile situation following the coup. 3. a. Marked by the easy intermixing of different social groups: a mobile community. b. Moving relatively easily from one social class or level to another: an upwardly mobile generation. c. Tending to travel and relocate frequently: a restless, mobile society. 4. Flowing freely; fluid: a mobile liquid. n. (m bl) A type of sculpture consisting of carefully equilibrated parts that move, especially in response to air currents. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin m bilis, from *movibilis, from movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.] |
mobile
Adjective
1. able to move or be moved: mobile toilets
2. changing quickly in expression: a mobile face
3. Sociol (of individuals or social groups) moving within and between classes, occupations, and localities
Noun
1. a light structure suspended in midair with delicately balanced parts that are set in motion by air currents
2. short for mobile phone [Latin mobilis]
mobility n
Mobile the populace; the route; the mob—Johnson, 1755.
Example: the mobile were fast gathering, 1830.
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| Noun | 1. |  Mobile - a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile BayAlabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War |
| 2. | Mobile - a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War | |
| 3. | mobile - sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art stabile - a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support | |
| Adj. | 1. |  mobile - migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
| 2. | mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved | |
| 3. | mobile - having transportation available moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" | |
| 4. | mobile - capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face" changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices" | |
| 5. | mobile - affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices" |
mobile
adjective 1. movable, moving, travelling, wandering, portable, locomotive, itinerant, peripatetic, ambulatory, motile
Translations
mobile [ˈməubaɪl] adj → mobile
n (Art) → mobile m;
applicants must be mobile (Brit) → les candidats devront être prêts à accepter tout déplacement
mobile [ˈməubaɪl] adj → beweglich;
(workforce, society) → mobil
n (decoration) → Mobile nt;
applicants must be mobile → Bewerber müssen motorisiert sein
adj mobile [ˈmoubail]
1 able to move The van supplying country districts with library books is called a mobile library; The old lady is no longer mobile – she has to stay in bed all day. beweeglik, mobiel مُتَحَرِّك، مُتَنَقِّل мобилен pohyblivý, pojízdný mobil beweglich κινητός, που είναι ικανός να μετακινείται móvil ränd-, liikumisvõimeline متحرک liikkuva, liikuntakykyinen mobile נַייָד चलता फिरता pokretan, mobilan mozgó mobil hreyfanlegur; sem er gangfær mobile 移動する 이동식의, 움직일 수 있는 kilnojamas, paslankus mobils; kustīgs; pārvietojams bergerak mobiel mobil, bevegelig ruchomy móvel mobil мобильный pohyblivý; pojazdný premičen pokretan mobil, rörlig ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ได้ hareketli 流動的 мобільний; рухомий متحرک di động 流动的
2 able to move or be moved quickly or easily Most of the furniture is very light and mobile. beweegbaar قابِل للنَّقْل أو الحَرَكَه подвижен přenosný mobil beweglich ευκολομετακίνητος móvil kergesti liigutatav سیال siirrettävä transportable נַייָד चंचल, परिवर्तनशील pokretan mozgatható bisa dipindah-pindah færanlegur (che si muove bene) 動かせる 이동하기 쉬운 mobilus mobils boleh berpindah-pindah verplaatsbaar flyttbar, lettbevegelig przenośny movél (uşor) transportabil переносный, передвижной prenosný prenosen pokretan lättrörlig, lätt att flytta på ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ได้ง่าย seyyar, yer değiştirebilen 容易移動的 мобільний باآسانی منتقل ہونے یا چلنے کے قابل dễ di chuyển 容易移动的
3 (of someone's features or face) changing easily in expression. veranderlik سَريعَة التَّغَيُّر променлив proměnlivý letbevægelig lebhaft ευμετάβλητος cambiante elav تغییر پذیر ilmeikäs changeant מִתחַלֵף चेहरे के भाव आसानी से बदलना promjenljiv változékony mudah berubah lifandi, síbreytilegur mutevole 変わりやすい 표정이 풍부한 kintamas, nepastovus nepastāvīgs; mainīgs mudah berubah beweeglijk raskt skiftende zmienny móvel mobil, schimbător живой, подвижный premenlivý spremenljiv promenljiv livlig, ombytlig, skiftande แปรเปลี่ยนได้ง่าย değişken, kolayca ifade değiştirebilen 易變的 мінливий, рухливий تغیر پزير hay thay đổi 易变的
n moˈbility [-ˈbi-]
mobiliteit حَرَكِيَّه، قابِلِيَّة الحَرَكهَ подвижност pohyblivost mobilitet; bevægelighed die Beweglichkeit κινητικότητα, ευκινησία movilidad liikuvus تحرک liikkuvuus mobilité נַיָדוּת गतिशीलता pokretnost mozgékonyság; mozgathatóság mobilitas hreyfanleiki mobilità 移動性 이동성, 기동력 mobilumas, judėjimo laisvė mobilitāte; kustīgums mobiliti mobiliteit bevegelighet, mobilitet ruchliwość mobilidade mobilitate подвижность, мобильность pohyblivosť premičnost pokretnost rörlighet การเคลื่อนที่ได้ง่าย hareket yeteneği 運動性 рухливість; мобільність حرکت پزیری tính di động 运动性
v mobilize, ˈmobilise [-bi-]
to make (especially troops, an army etc), or become, ready for use or action. mobiliseer يُعَبِّئ، يَسْتَنْفِر мобилизирам mobilizovat mobilisere mobilisieren επιστρατεύω, κινητοποιώ movilizar mobiliseerima تجهیز کردن panna liikekannalle mobiliser לְגַיֵס गोलबद्ध करना pokrenuti, mobilizirati mozgósít memobilisasi boða út her, undirbúa stríð mobilitare 動員する 동원되다; 동원하다 mobilizuoti mobilizēt bersiap sedia mobiliseren mobilisere telefon komórkowy mobilizar a (se) mobiliza мобилизовать(ся) mobilizovať mobilizirati mobilizovati mobilisera ระดมกำลัง seferber etmek/olmak 動員 мобілізувати(ся) کسی خدمت یا مہم کے لئے تیار کرنا huy động 动员
n mobiliˈzation, ˌmobiliˈsation [-bi-]
mobilisasie تَعْبِئَه عامَّه мобилизация mobilizace mobilisering die Mobilisierung, Mobilmachung επιστράτευση, κινητοποίηση movilización mobilisatsioon تجهیزات liikekannallepano mobilisation גִיוּס संघटन, सैन्य संघटन mobilizacija mobilisasi herútboð; liðsöfnun mobilitazione 動員 동원 mobilizacija mobilizācija bersiap sedia mobilisatie mobilisering mobilizować mobilização mobilizare мобилизация mobilizácia mobilizacija mobilizacija mobilisering การทำให้เคลื่อนที่ seferberlik 動員 мобілізація مہم کے لئے تیار کرنے کا عمل sự huy động 动员
mobile phone
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