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Mobile
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The mob; the populace. [Obs.] "The unthinking mobile." South.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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. Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.