mobility

[ moh-bil-i-tee ]

/ moʊˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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noun

the quality of being mobile.

Sociology. the movement of people in a population, as from place to place, from job to job, or from one social class or level to another.

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Compare horizontal mobility, vertical mobility.

Origin of mobility

1375–1425; late Middle English mobilite < Latin mōbilitās. See mobile, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM mobility

in·ter·mo·bil·i·ty, nounnon·mo·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby mobility

mobile home, mobile library, mobile phone, mobile unit, mobile web, mobility, mobility housing, mobilize, moble, moblog, mobo

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Example sentences from the Web for mobility

The other narrative is of mobility in the service of ambition.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the help of mobility aids and a feeding tube, she lived well past her initial prognosis of death by age 4.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The focus on cost and mobility has extended into missions such as ground-based air defense.
Why Old-School Airships Now Rule Our Warzones|Bill Sweetman|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Individuals who have lost the ability to stand and walk suffer from many challenges in addition to the loss of mobility.
The Bionic Exoskeleton Helping Paraplegics Walk|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nothing is a stronger force for opportunity, for equality, for mobility.
Can Higher Education Really Save Our Humanity?|James Poulos|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His features had the mobility of Southerners, strangely blending power and subtlety.
The Mesmerist's Victim|Alexandre Dumas
Their mobility and deadly effect have made them of great value.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
The Mobility are the antipodes to the Nobility: the one race of men being at the top of the world, the other at the bottom of it.
Portraits of Children of The Mobility|Percival Leigh
A second feature of the Boer army, and equally as important as the freedom of action of its individuals, was its mobility.
With the Boer Forces|Howard C. Hillegas
Material characteristics embrace armament, life, and mobility.
Sound Military Decision|U.s. Naval War College

British Dictionary definitions for mobility

mobility

/ (məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun

the ability to move physicallya knee operation has restricted his mobility; mobility is part of physical education

sociol (of individuals or social groups) movement within or between classes and occupationsSee also vertical mobility, horizontal mobility

time that a resident of a secure unit is allowed to spend outside the unit, as preparation for an eventual return to society

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mobility

noun

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noun