Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place.
- adjective Of or relating to wireless communication devices, such as cell phones.
- adjective Capable of moving or changing quickly from one state or condition to another.
- adjective Fluid; unstable.
- adjective Marked by the easy intermixing of different social groups.
- adjective Moving relatively easily from one social class or level to another.
- adjective Tending to travel and relocate frequently.
- adjective Flowing freely; fluid.
- noun A type of sculpture consisting of carefully equilibrated parts that move, especially in response to air currents.
- noun A mobile phone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The populace; the rabble; the mob.
- noun A name proposed as a substitute for motor-vehicle, or automobile.
- Changeable; fickle.
- Capable of being moved from place to place.
- Moving; in motion; not stationary.
- Movable; easily moving or movable; capable of facile movement; hence, changing; quickly responding to emotion or impulse.
- noun That which is movable.
- noun A moving principle; a mover.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.
- adjective Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom
- adjective Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- adjective Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- adjective (Physiol.) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- adjective Capable of moving readily, or moving frequenty from place to place.
- adjective Having motor vehicles to permit movement from place to place.
- noun obsolete The mob; the populace.
- noun a form of sculpture having several sheets or rods of a stiff material attached to each other by thin wire or twine in a balanced and artfully arranged tree configuration, with the topmost member suspended in air from a support so that the parts may move independently when set in motion by a current of air.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
moved . - adjective By
agency ofmobile phones . - noun A sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other (Wikipedia).
- noun A
mobile phone (Wikipedia). - noun Something that can move.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
- adjective migratory
- noun a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
- adjective affording change (especially in social status)
- adjective having transportation available
- adjective capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
- noun a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
- noun sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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AmplifyMindware Hi mobile lovers, want to learn #mobile multimedia programming
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 AP 2010
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AmplifyMindware Hi mobile lovers, want to learn #mobile multimedia programming
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 AP 2010
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Making money in mobile is extremely nascent leaving opportunity for new technologies, new strategies, and new business models.
The Apple Nation Darcy Travlos 2010
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That being said … the term mobile broadband often times refers to the cellular-phone-provider type of broadband Internet connection (s).
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The term mobile broadband describes many different types of high-speed Internet access through a portable modem, telephone device, or other similar communication type of gear.
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The label mobile, however, encompasses a wide range of technologies, from software to semiconductors to enterprise applications.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2009
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Skype functionality on a mobile is a great function but the real benefit is only when you dial a Skype number.
3 of UK Marries Itself to Skype; Shakes Up the Mobile Market 2009
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Whether it be surfing the web, checking email, sending text messages or talking — my mobile is the center of my daily existence.
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Whether it be surfing the web, checking email, sending text messages or talking — my mobile is the center of my daily existence.
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A Harvard professor had deemed the floating lounges - what we call mobile lounges today - "silly."
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a roundtable on May 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C., to examine unauthorized third-party charges on mobile phone bills – a practice known as mobile cramming. The roundtable will bring together consumer advocates, industry representatives, and government regulators to explore various issues, including how mobile cramming occurs and how to protect consumers from this practice.
FTC to Host Mobile Cramming Roundtable May 8 Henry Liu, Director of the Bureau of Competition 2019
john commented on the word mobile
Some folks have asked for a mobile version of wordie. This seems like the appropriate place to talk about it. What features do you most want in a mobile version? What do we even mean by "mobile version?" A very simple one-column layout so that it's readable on mobile devices, like treos? The ability to add words or do searches via sms? Other things?
October 15, 2007
arby commented on the word mobile
I want something that is legible and yet will allow me to add words to my lists. At this point I'm more concerned about that than about comments. So often I'm out and about and see or hear an awesome word that I want to add to a list!
October 17, 2007
john commented on the word mobile
I just added a super basic mini version of Wordie, optimized for small-display devices like cell phone browsers and smartphones:
http://wordie.org/m
After it's been tested some I'll add a link in the 'tools' section and blog it. Would love to hear any feedback, especially from folks with different kinds of phones. Works fine on my Treo 650, but that's all I've tried it with.
Next up: adding words via SMS.
November 16, 2007
kewpid commented on the word mobile
I get an "Internal Server Error" message on my Nokia 6120c
November 16, 2007
john commented on the word mobile
Oops, sorry about that. Should be fixed now, if anyone else wants to give mini-wordie a shot.
November 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mobile
I'd love to. Anyone want to buy me a new mobile device? ;-)
November 17, 2007
whichbe commented on the word mobile
When a mob moves about.
December 2, 2008
mollusque commented on the word mobile
Just went mobile, with a G1. It works pretty well with regular Wordie because I can line it up on a column and scroll down. The thing I miss is being able to search within a page.
May 10, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word mobile
A mobile is a "type of sculpture consisting of carefully equilibrated parts that move, especially in response to air currents." - American Heritage Dictionary.
From Wikipedia: "The sculptor Alexander Calder is well known for his mobiles. Calder invented the mobile in 1931. Marcel Duchamp suggested the name "mobile". Mobiles are also popular in the nursery, where they hang over cribs to give infants something to entertain them . . . ."
Cf. stabile.
June 16, 2010
bilby commented on the word mobile
May contain Memphis blues.
June 16, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word mobile
June 16, 2010