mobile
[ moh-buhl, -beel or, especially British, -bahyl ]
/ ˈmoʊ bəl, -bil or, especially British, -baɪl /
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Origin of mobile
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Mobile
[ moh-beel, moh-beel ]
/ moʊˈbil, ˈmoʊ bil /
noun
a seaport in SW Alabama at the mouth of the Mobile River.
a river in SW Alabama, formed by the confluence of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers. 38 miles (61 km) long.
Other definitions for mobile (3 of 3)
-mobile
a combining form extracted from automobile, occurring as the final element in compounds denoting specialized types of motorized conveyances: snowmobile; especially productive in coinages naming vehicles equipped to procure or deliver objects, provide services, etc., to people without regular access to these: bloodmobile; bookmobile; clubmobile; jazzmobile.
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British Dictionary definitions for mobile (1 of 3)
mobile
/ (ˈməʊbaɪl) /
adjective
noun
- a sculpture suspended in midair with delicately balanced parts that are set in motion by air currents
- (as modifier)mobile sculpture Compare stabile
short for mobile phone
Word Origin for mobile
C15: via Old French from Latin mōbilis, from movēre to move
British Dictionary definitions for mobile (2 of 3)
Mobile
/ (ˈməʊbiːl, məʊˈbiːl) /
noun
a port in SW Alabama, on Mobile Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico): the state's only port and its first permanent settlement, made by French colonists in 1711. Pop: 193 464 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for mobile (3 of 3)
-mobile
/ (məʊˌbiːl) /
suffix forming nouns
indicating a vehicle designed for a particular person or purposePopemobile
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Cultural definitions for mobile
mobile
A sculpture made up of suspended shapes that move.
notes for mobile
Alexander Calder, a twentieth-century American sculptor, is known for his mobiles.
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