micromotility

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noun

motility on a very small scale

OriginEnglish motility ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

nounmicromotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemotility on a very small scale

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  7. Proto-Italic*moweō
  8. Latinmoveō
  9. Latinmōtus
  10. Englishmotile
  11. Englishmotility
  12. Englishmicromotility

From micro- + motility.

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APA

micromotility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromotility

MLA

“micromotility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromotility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micromotility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromotility.

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