motility
/moʊtˈɪlɪti/
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Definitions
Noun
ability to move spontaneously and independently
Noun
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"
More Specific Terms
abduction
adduction
agitation
body English
circumduction
closing
dart
disturbance
eurhythmics
eurhythmy
eurythmics
eurythmy
eversion
everting
eye movement
fetal movement
flicker
flit
flutter
foetal movement
gesture
headshake
headshaking
inclination
inclining
inversion
jerk
jerking
jolt
kick
kicking
kneel
kneeling
lurch
opening
pitch
pitching
posing
prostration
quiver
quivering
reach
reaching
reciprocation
reclining
retraction
retroflection
retroflexion
rotary motion
rotation
saccade
shutting
sitting
snap
span
squat
squatting
squirm
standing
straddle
stretch
stroke
sweep
toss
upending
vibration
wave
waver
wiggle
wriggle