movable — movable, mobile Movable generally denotes that something can be moved by applying an external force to it, whereas mobile means that it has the ability to move or be moved as a special characteristic. A mobile phone is designed to be carried… … Modern English usage
mobile — movable, mobile Movable generally denotes that something can be moved by applying an external force to it, whereas mobile means that it has the ability to move or be moved as a special characteristic. A mobile phone is designed to be carried… … Modern English usage
mobile — *movable, motive Analogous words: fluid, *liquid: *changeable, changeful, protean, variable: *inconstant, unstable, mercurial, fickle, capricious Antonyms: immobile … New Dictionary of Synonyms
movable — See mobile. See mobile, movable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
mobile — See mobile, movable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
movable — movable, mobile, motive mean capable of moving or of being moved. Movable applies not to what has independent power of motion but to what can be moved by men or machines (as by lifting, drawing, pushing, or driving) {a movable steam engine} {one… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mobile — [mō′bəl, mō′bīl΄; ] for adj. 5 [ & ] n. [, mō′bēl΄] adj. [OFr < L mobilis, movable < movere, to MOVE] 1. a) moving, or capable of moving or being moved, from place to place b) movable by means of a motor vehicle or vehicles [a mobile X ray… … English World dictionary
Mobile Suit Gundam — Title screen 機動戦士ガンダム (Kidō Senshi Gandamu) Genre Military scie … Wikipedia
Mobile — Mo bile, a. [L. mobilis, for movibilis, fr. movere to move: cf. F. mobile. See {Move}.] 1. Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable. Fixed or else mobile. Skelton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by an extreme degree of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
movable — [adj] transportable adaptable, adjustable, ambulatory, conveyable, deployable, detachable, in parts, liftable, loose, mobile, motile, moving, not fastened, not fixed, on wheels, portable, portative, removable, separable, shiftable, transferable,… … New thesaurus
