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
: cellular sense 3
a mobile phone
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.
Recent Examples on the WebStella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024
The Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather missile defense system, designed to detect and shoot down short-range rockets fired into Israel.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The mobile air defense system first became operational in 2011 and since then has had a very high success rate in intercepting rockets targeting Israel.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2024
Free Microsoft accounts also get 5GB of storage and access to its Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web and mobile apps (iOS and Android).
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Internet providers are required to show the label anytime a consumer tries to purchase home or mobile broadband, be that online or in-person.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
With wireless connectivity to both PCs and mobile devices, a paper tray with a 150-sheet capacity, and paper-saving automatic 2-sided printing, this color printer can also produce documents and even photographs.
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, in addition to the General Store, Brie runs a mobile pie wagon delivering her famous homemade pies to food festivals and farmers' markets across the state.
—Michelle Gross, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Another important feature of the Ryzen Pro 8000 chips is the use of TSMC’s 4-nanometer manufacturing process to cram more transistors on the chips—an upgrade from the 5-nanometer process AMD has been using for the Ryzen 7000 series on desktops and mobile.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Website Experience ● Enjoy the BATCH website's seamless experience across devices, from web to mobile and tablet, with enhanced search and faster site performance.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Related Stories Movies Ang Lee Says Stage Manager Told Him 'Brokeback Mountain' Would Likely Win Best Picture Before Oscars Loss
The Hollywood Reporter landed three noms this year, including best website/mobile site in the category of general desktop and mobile sites, entertainment.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Funding programs to build habits The challenge for many programs, especially mobile and school-based clinics, is sustainability, said Richard Niederman, a professor of epidemiology and health promotion at NYU Dentistry and founder of CariedAway.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
This unlocks access to OpenAI’s latest model inside the Copilot mobile app, on the web, in Windows, and Edge as part of the $30 per user, per month pricing of Copilot for Microsoft 365.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
But make sure your emails are optimized for mobile and compliant with regional privacy laws like CASL and GDPR.
—Sonali Nair, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This simple, secure cloud storage service is accessible via web, mobile, and WebDav and can even connect all of your existing cloud accounts for better management.
—Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Travelers can book these flights from Cincinnati on Southwest’s website, its mobile app, or even through the airline’s major credit card partner, Chase, by redeeming Ultimate Rewards points.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024
The Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather missile defense system, designed to detect and shoot down short-range rockets fired into Israel.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The mobile air defense system first became operational in 2011 and since then has had a very high success rate in intercepting rockets targeting Israel.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2024
Free Microsoft accounts also get 5GB of storage and access to its Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web and mobile apps (iOS and Android).
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Internet providers are required to show the label anytime a consumer tries to purchase home or mobile broadband, be that online or in-person.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
With wireless connectivity to both PCs and mobile devices, a paper tray with a 150-sheet capacity, and paper-saving automatic 2-sided printing, this color printer can also produce documents and even photographs.
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, in addition to the General Store, Brie runs a mobile pie wagon delivering her famous homemade pies to food festivals and farmers' markets across the state.
—Michelle Gross, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
Noun
Easy navigation, seamless gameplay on desktop and mobile, and a visually appealing website contributed to our rankings.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Another important feature of the Ryzen Pro 8000 chips is the use of TSMC’s 4-nanometer manufacturing process to cram more transistors on the chips—an upgrade from the 5-nanometer process AMD has been using for the Ryzen 7000 series on desktops and mobile.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Website Experience ● Enjoy the BATCH website's seamless experience across devices, from web to mobile and tablet, with enhanced search and faster site performance.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Related Stories Movies Ang Lee Says Stage Manager Told Him 'Brokeback Mountain' Would Likely Win Best Picture Before Oscars Loss
The Hollywood Reporter landed three noms this year, including best website/mobile site in the category of general desktop and mobile sites, entertainment.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Funding programs to build habits The challenge for many programs, especially mobile and school-based clinics, is sustainability, said Richard Niederman, a professor of epidemiology and health promotion at NYU Dentistry and founder of CariedAway.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
This unlocks access to OpenAI’s latest model inside the Copilot mobile app, on the web, in Windows, and Edge as part of the $30 per user, per month pricing of Copilot for Microsoft 365.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
But make sure your emails are optimized for mobile and compliant with regional privacy laws like CASL and GDPR.
—Sonali Nair, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This simple, secure cloud storage service is accessible via web, mobile, and WebDav and can even connect all of your existing cloud accounts for better management.
—Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Mobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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