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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Mobile, AL (city, FIPS 50000)
    Location: 30.67745 N, 88.08896 W
    Population (1990): 196278 (82817 housing units)
    Area: 305.7 sq km (land), 100.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 36602, 36603, 36604, 36605, 36606, 36607, 36608, 36609, 36612, 36617, 36618, 36619, 36693, 36695
  Mobile, AZ
    Zip code(s): 85239

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mobile \Mo"bile\ (m[=o]"b[i^]l; L. m[o^]b"[i^]*l[=e]), n. [L.
     mobile vulgus. See Mobile, a., and cf. 3d Mob.]
     The mob; the populace. [Obs.] ``The unthinking mobile.''
     --South.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 fluidity; moving or
        flowing with great freedom; as, benzine and mercury are
        mobile liquids; -- opposed to viscous, viscoidal, or oily.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable;
        changeable; fickle. --Testament of Love.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The quick and mobile curiosity of her disposition.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Changing in appearance and expression under the influence
        of the mind; as, mobile features.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Physiol.) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited;
        capable of spontaneous movement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Capable of moving readily, or moving frequenty from place
        to place; as, a mobile work force.
        [PJC]
  
     7. Having motor vehicles to permit movement from place to
        place; as, a mobile library; a mobile hospital.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mobile \Mo"bile\ (m[=o]"b[=e]l`), n.
     a form of sculpture having several sheets or rods of a stiff
     material attached to each other by thin wire or twine in a
     balanced and artfully arranged tree configuration, with the
     topmost member suspended in air from a support so that the
     parts may move independently when set in motion by a current
     of air.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or
        flowing with great freedom; as, benzine and mercury are
        mobile liquids; -- opposed to viscous, viscoidal, or oily.
  
     3. Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable;
        changeable; fickle. --Testament of Love.
  
              The quick and mobile curiosity of her disposition.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
  
     4. Changing in appearance and expression under the influence
        of the mind; as, mobile features.
  
     5. (Physiol.) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited;
        capable of spontaneous movement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mobile \Mo"bile\, n. [L. mobile vulgus. See Mobile, a., and
     cf. 3d Mob.]
     The mob; the populace. [Obs.] ``The unthinking mobile.''
     --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  mobile
       adj 1: moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place
              to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue
              is...the most mobile articulator" [ant: immobile]
       2: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change
          settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the
          nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession
          of a peregrine typist would have a happy future";
          "wandering tribes" [syn: nomadic, peregrine, roving,
           wandering]
       3: having transportation available
       4: capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to
          another; "a highly mobile face"
       5: affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is
          not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: fluid]
       n 1: a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay [syn:
             Mobile River]
       2: a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
       3: sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced
          parts can be set in motion by air currents [ant: stabile]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     Γαλλικά n.
     το κίνητρο
     Ιταλικά n.
     έπιπλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -mobile
     suf.
     Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly
  one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the
  suffix is attached.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     Danish a.
     1 (inflection of da mobil  def)
     2 (plural of da mobil)
     Finnish n.
     #English (gloss: kinetic sculpture)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: mobil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la mōbilis  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (inflection of nn mobil  def s)
     2 (plural of nn mobil)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv mobil  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Mobile
     n.
     (place en city/county seat co/Mobile County in southwestern
  s/Alabama).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  -mobile
     suf.
     Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly
  one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the
  suffix is attached.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     a.
     1 Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
     2 Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
     3 Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing
  with great freedom.
     4 Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable;
  changeable; fickle.
     5 Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the
  mind.
     6 (lb en biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited;
  capable of spontaneous movement.
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q784445) (lb en arts) A kinetic sculpture or decorative
  arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently
  from each other.
     2 (senseid en Q17517) (lb en telephony UK) (ellipsis of en mobile
  phone)
     3 (senseid en any mobile device interface) (lb en uncountable
  internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices.
     4 One who or moves, or who can move (e.g. to travel to a different
  place).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Mobile
     n.
     (place en city/county seat co/Mobile County in southwestern
  s/Alabama).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -mobile
     suf.
     Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly
  one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the
  suffix is attached.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     Danish a.
     1 (inflection of da mobil  def)
     2 (plural of da mobil)
     Finnish n.
     #English (gloss: kinetic sculpture)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: mobil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la mōbilis  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (inflection of nn mobil  def s)
     2 (plural of nn mobil)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv mobil  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Mobile
     n.
     (place en city/county seat co/Mobile County in southwestern
  s/Alabama).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -mobile
     suf.
     Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly
  one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the
  suffix is attached.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     Danish a.
     1 (inflection of da mobil  def)
     2 (plural of da mobil)
     Finnish n.
     #English (gloss: kinetic sculpture)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: mobil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la mōbilis  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (inflection of nn mobil  def s)
     2 (plural of nn mobil)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Mobile
     n.
     (place en city/county seat co/Mobile County in southwestern
  s/Alabama).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     Hollanti n.
     (l)
     Italia a.
     1 liikkuva
     2 liikuteltava
     3 häilyvä
     Italia n.
     1 huonekalu
     2 matkapuhelin
     3 (yhteys heraldiikka k=it) tunnus
     n.
     1 kineettinen veistos tai muu taideteos
     2 edellisen kaltainen, tavallisesti ripustamalla paikalleen
  kiinnitettävä koriste
     3 edellisen kaltainen, vauvan aktiivisen huomiokyvyn kehittämiseen
  tarkoitettu lelu
     Saksa a.
     (de-a-taivm mobil e)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Mobile
     Saksa n.
     mobile#Suomi

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     n.
     1 kineettinen veistos tai muu taideteos
     2 edellisen kaltainen, tavallisesti ripustamalla paikalleen
  kiinnitettävä koriste
     3 edellisen kaltainen, vauvan aktiivisen huomiokyvyn kehittämiseen
  tarkoitettu lelu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     Engelska a.
     rörlig; flyttbar ''(utan mycket ansträngning)''; mobil
     Engelska n.
     1 mobil, en rörlig hängprydnad eller ett konstverk som rör sig
     2 mobil, mobiltelefon

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Mobile
     Tyska n.
     (tagg konst språk=de) mobil

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  mobile
     a.
     (böjning sv adj mobil)

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Mobile /moːbˈiːlə/ 
  mobile

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Mobile /mˈəʊbaɪl/
  نقّال

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  mobile //ˈmoʊbaɪl// //ˈmoʊbil// //ˈmoʊbəl// //ˈməʊ.baɪl// //ˈməʊbaɪl// 
  подвижен, мобилен
  capable of being moved