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# {{lb|en|chiefly|physics}} The degree to which [[particle]]s of a [[liquid]] or [[gas]] are in movement. {{defdate|from 19th c.}} |
# {{lb|en|chiefly|physics}} The degree to which [[particle]]s of a [[liquid]] or [[gas]] are in movement. {{defdate|from 19th c.}} |
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# {{lb|en|chiefly|sociology}} People's ability to move between different social [[level]]s or [[professional]] [[occupation]]s. {{defdate|from 19th c.}} |
# {{lb|en|chiefly|sociology}} People's ability to move between different social [[level]]s or [[professional]] [[occupation]]s. {{defdate|from 19th c.}} |
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|work=New York Times |
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|date=2020-07-28 |
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|title=Trump Is Trying to Bend Reality to His Will |
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|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/opinion/trump-2020-populism.html |
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|author=Thomas B. Edsall |
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|passage=The difficulty of rising up the economic ladder is reflected in the decline in '''mobility''' in the United States. {{...}} The frustration over the lack of '''mobility''' is particularly acute for those without college degrees.}} |
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Revision as of 14:35, 29 July 2020
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French mobilité, and its source, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mōbilitās (“mobility”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
mobility (countable and uncountable, plural mobilities)
- The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.]
- 2015, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 15 June:
- I find the enduring existence of high heels both a frustrating mystery and a testament to the triumph of women’s neuroses over their mobility.
- 2015, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 15 June:
- (now chiefly literary) A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness. [from 16th c.]
- (military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]
- (chiefly physics) The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement. [from 19th c.]
- (chiefly sociology) People's ability to move between different social levels or professional occupations. [from 19th c.]
- 2020 July 28, Thomas B. Edsall, “Trump Is Trying to Bend Reality to His Will”, in New York Times[1]:
- The difficulty of rising up the economic ladder is reflected in the decline in mobility in the United States. […] The frustration over the lack of mobility is particularly acute for those without college degrees.
Antonyms
Derived terms
terms derived from mobility (noun)
Related terms
terms related to mobility (noun)
Category English terms derived from the Maaka root mobility- not found
Translations
ability to move
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ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position
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ease of movement between social levels
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See also
