motile
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.
- In organs or organelles: capable of producing motion.
- In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.
- Of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position.
Noun
- A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.
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