1
: capable of moving or being moved : movable
a mobile missile launcher
a mobile laboratory
2
3
: migratory
a mobile society of nomadic herders
4
a
: characterized by the mixing of social groups
the general confusion in moral standards which characterizes mobile societies—
E. R. Mowrer
E. R. Mowrer
b
: having the opportunity for or undergoing a shift in status within the levels of a society
socially mobile workers
5
: marked by the use of vehicles for transportation
mobile warfare
6
: of or relating to a mobile
A mobile art work hung from the ceiling.
7
a(1)
: cellular sense 3
a mobile phone
(2)
: of, relating to, or being a computing device (such as a smartphone or tablet) that is capable of being connected wirelessly to the Internet and is typically used for online browsing, watching videos, playing games, reading books, etc.
a mobile video player/e-reader
b
: designed or intended to run on a mobile device
mobile apps/games
c
: taking place on or utilizing a mobile device
mobile gaming/streaming
1
: a construction or sculpture frequently of wire and sheet metal shapes with parts that can be set in motion by air currents
also
: a similar structure (as of paper or plastic) suspended so that it moves in a current of air
2
1
: motorized vehicle
snowmobile
2
: automotive vehicle bringing services to the public
bloodmobile
bookmobile
Synonyms
Examples of mobile in a Sentence
Adjective
Their armies are now fully mobile.
a mobile kitchen that helps bring food to homeless people
Noun
They hung a mobile over the baby's bed.
Even if I'm out of the office you can reach me on my mobile.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The mobile billboard wheeled into Indianapolis this week to mark the opening of the first L.L. Bean store in the state.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Danny Shader, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Any first-time traveler to Asia will be struck by a combination of mobile and digital wallet technology that’s a generation ahead of places like the U.S., where cash and paper checks are still common.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Asia, 6 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The proposal also calls for changes to the Android mobile operating system—which the DOJ identifies as another key vector for Google’s search dominance—including restrictions that prevent it from favoring the company’s own search engine and ad provider.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The mobile billboard wheeled into Indianapolis this week to mark the opening of the first L.L. Bean store in the state.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
Currently, few traditional banks offer these popular alternatives, in part because their outdated platforms lack the centralized data consolidation necessary to easily add and support additional payment types and channels (e.g., web, mobile).
—Danny Shader, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Any first-time traveler to Asia will be struck by a combination of mobile and digital wallet technology that’s a generation ahead of places like the U.S., where cash and paper checks are still common.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Asia, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Mobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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1
: capable of moving or being moved : movable entry 1
2
: changing quickly in expression
a mobile face
3
: easily moved
mobile troops
4
: tending to travel or migrate from place to place : migratory
mobile workers
5
: characterized by movement from one social class to another
a mobile society
6
mobile
2 of 2 noun
mo·bile
ˈmō-ˌbēl 
: an artistic structure that is moved easily or that has parts easily moved (as by a current of air)
Medical Definition
1
: capable of moving or being moved about readily
globular proteins that are mobile and rod-shaped proteins that form solid structures
the tongue … is clearly the most mobile articulator—G. A. Miller
G. A. Miller2
: characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity
ether and mercury are mobile liquids
Geographical Definition
Mobile
geographical name
Mo·bile
mō-ˈbēl
ˈmō-ˌbēl
1
river 38 miles (61 kilometers) long in southwestern Alabama formed by the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers and flowing south into
Mobile Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico)
2
city and port at the point where the Mobile River enters Mobile Bay in southwestern Alabama population 195,111
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