What does mobility mean?

Definitions for mobility
moʊˈbɪl ɪ timo·bil·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mobilitynoun

    the quality of moving freely

Wiktionary

  1. mobilitynoun

    The condition of being mobile

  2. mobilitynoun

    A measure of the extent to which something is mobile

  3. mobilitynoun

    The movement of people or things

  4. mobilitynoun

    Ease of movement between economic conditions.

  5. Etymology: From mobilitas.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mobilitynoun

    Etymology: mobilité, Fr. mobilitas, Latin.

    Mobility is the power of being moved. John Locke.

    Iron, having stood long in a window, being thence taken, and by a cork balanced in water, where it may have a free mobility, will bewray a kind of inquietude. Henry Wotton.

    The present age hath attempted perpetual motions, whose revolutions might out-last the exemplary mobility, and out measure time itself. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v.

    The Romans had the advantage by the bulk of their ships, and the fleet of Antiochus in the swiftness and mobility of theirs, which served them in great stead in the flight. Arbuth.

    You tell, it is ingenite, active force,
    Mobility, or native power to move
    Words, which mean nothing. Richard Blackmore.

    She singled you out with her eye as commander in chief of the mobility. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

ChatGPT

  1. mobility

    Mobility is the ability to move or be moved freely and easily. In various disciplines, it may refer to the capability of a person or system to move through physical environments, transition between different tasks or roles, transfer information or resources, or adapt to different circumstances or impacts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mobilitynoun

    the quality or state of being mobile; as, the mobility of a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a muscle

  2. Mobilitynoun

    the mob; the lower classes

  3. Etymology: [L. mobilitas: cf. F. mobilit.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. mobility

    A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission.

Editors Contribution

  1. mobility

    The quality of being mobile.

    The mobility of people around the world is a form of freedom.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'mobility' in Nouns Frequency: #2346

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mobility in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mobility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of mobility in a Sentence

  1. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    To eliminate the parent tumor in Iraq and Syria, we are enabling local, motivated forces with critical support from a global coalition wielding a suite of capabilities — ranging from airstrikes, special forces, cyber tools, intelligence, equipment, mobility and logistics, training, advice and assistance, it must be local forces who deliver( ISIS) a lasting defeat, because only they can secure and govern the territory by building long-term trust within the populations they liberate.

  2. Peter Schwarzenbauer:

    New mobility concepts will emerge with autonomous vehicles, which are robot cars. Fleet management will become a much more significant business.

  3. Chief Executive Joe Kaeser:

    You have to get your priorities right, if we have an IPO of mobility next year or three years from now that is irrelevant.

  4. Didi Chuxing:

    Based on DiDi's practical experience on mobility as well as Continental's advanced products and technologies … the parties will explore cooperation mainly in the areas of intelligent & connected vehicles (ICV) and customized new energy vehicles.

  5. Cyril Ferrand:

    We need to have mobility that is equivalent to the desert locusts, that's what helicopters give us.

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