mobile

1 of 2

noun

mo·​bile ˈmō-ˌbēl 

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

ˈmō-ˌbīl  British : cell phone, mobile phone

-mobile

2 of 2

noun combining form

1

: motorized vehicle

snowmobile

2

: automotive vehicle bringing services to the public

bloodmobile

bookmobile

Examples of mobile in a Sentence

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 Web

Noun

In mobile and broadband, T-Mobile scored 18% and 7%, Comcast 12% and 6%, and Vodafone 11% and 4%. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Luckily, fans were able to access the site on mobile. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 May 2026

Advanced robot learning The Astribot S1 is a dual-arm mobile humanoid robot developed by Astribot, designed for full autonomy rather than relying on teleoperation like many other humanoid systems. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

Simmons is smart, mature, mobile, with prototype size (6-4, 215). —Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun combining form

automobile

First Known Use

Noun

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mobile

• mobile home
• mobile home park
• mobile hotspot
• mobile library
• mobile phone
• primum mobile

Rhymes for mobile

• coble
• dobell
• global
• lobel
• noble
• sobol
• ennoble
• ignoble
• immobile

Kids Definition

mobile

1 of 2 adjective

mo·​bile ˈmō-bəl  -ˌbēl 

-ˌbīl

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

: cellular sense 2

mobility

mō-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

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

mobile

adjective

mo·​bile ˈmō-bəl  -ˌbīl 

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

2

: characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity

ether and mercury are mobile liquids

mobility

mō-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

plural mobilities