English Dictionary

motile

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈməʊtaɪl/

形容詞

(biology) In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously. / (biology) In organs or organelles: capable of producing motion.

日本語の意味

生物が自ら動く能力があること。 / 器官や細胞小器官が自発的に運動を生み出すことができる性質を持つこと。

Under the microscope, the biologist observed motile bacteria swimming toward the nutrient source.

顕微鏡下で、生物学者は自ら動くことができる細菌が栄養源に向かって泳いでいるのを観察した。

意味（1）

(biology) In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.

Sessile organisms are those which are sedentary in habit, whether attached or possessing slight powers of locomotion. Motile organisms are those that habitually move about. Vagile or creeping forms as well as swimming, walking, flying, burrowing types are included. Most sessile animals are capable of moving their parts, while only a few sessile plants possess this capacity, and these only to a slight degree. There is no sharp distinction between sessile (sedentary) and motile organisms. Every possible gradation exists between fixed non-motile types as trees on the one hand and the pelagic fishes on the other.

意味（2）

(biology) In organs or organelles: capable of producing motion.

These [Foraminifera] were always found, a few hours after the weed had been deposited in my vases, adhering to the glass, with the pseudopodia extended ... constantly roaming ; they crawled up and down the stems and branches of the Algae, and over the various objects in the tank, never remaining long in. one station ... it is by means of the adhesion and contraction of the pseudopodia, that the animal drags itself along....

意味（3）

(physiology) 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.

2007 H E König et al: Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals Visceral motility is responsible for transporting the contents of the different organs. Thus it controls the amount of contents found in any organ at any one time. Through contraction and dilatation mechanisms, the food bolus passes through the intestinal tract, the gall bladder secretes bile, urine is excreted, semen is transported and the uterus wall contracts during birth. This motility is also responsible for the closing of sphincters, for example at the stomach exit (pylorus) or in the bladder. The diastole and systole of the heart can be understood as the motility of the circulatory system.

意味（4）

(psychology) Of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position. Cf. kinesthetic, proprioceptive.

more motile （ comparative ）

most motile （ superlative ）