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mobility
[ moh-bil-i-tee ]
mobility
/ məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ /
noun
- the ability to move physically
mobility is part of physical education
a knee operation has restricted his mobility
- sociol (of individuals or social groups) movement within or between classes and occupations See 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
Other Words From
- in·ter·mo·bil·i·ty noun
- non·mo·bil·i·ty noun
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Example Sentences
You’ll want to be sure that your child understands how to use the blanket properly, can vocalize their comfort, and have enough mobility and strength to remove the blanket if need be.
With their mobility and environmental know-how, arrieros also tested the limits of Spanish control of the region by supporting runaway communities.
Those gaps in infrastructure are at the heart of mobility challenges in Africa — for people and for goods.
If you want to get stronger, faster, and healthier, your recovery and mobility are just as important as your workouts.
In the past few years, Anderson started to have more troubles getting around and got frustrated with his mobility, his wife said.
In this American dream, we move where the jobs are to realize social mobility.
The other narrative is of mobility in the service of ambition.
Their clear priorities : faster economic growth and promoting upward mobility for the middle and working classes.
Constitutional arguments aside, there do seem to be some better ways to create conditions for upward mobility among newcomers.
Today, economic mobility between generations is lower in the United States than in many countries in Europe.
But if his words and writings are examined, it will be seen that this mobility was only skin-deep.
It is but a memory of Arlecchino that our children see, a poor statue or image endowed with mobility rather than with life.
Their physical and spontaneous mobility, and its electrical causes, are demonstrated by indisputable experiments.
Naturally they were much more effective in sieges, where mobility was not required, and the slowness of fire less important.
He only omitted one element from his calculation, the perfect mobility given to Wolfe by the British ships.
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