Monticle | n. [ L. monticulus, dim. of mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. monticule. See Mount, n. ] A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [ Written also monticule. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Motile | a. [ See Motive. ] 1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement; as, motile bacteria, motile protozoa, motile cilia, motile spores, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ] 2. Producing motion; as, motile powers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
Motile | n. (Psychol.) A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |