DictionaryRoot: motilité
French
motilité
capacity for spontaneous movement
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noun
motility
moh-TIL-uh-tee/moʊtˈɪlɪti/
The ability of a cell, organism, or organ to move spontaneously.
Etymology
Motilité names a capacity rather than an instance of movement. The selected sense concerns the ability to move automatically or spontaneously, not simply a change of position.