1
: capable of moving or being moved : movable
a mobile missile launcher
a mobile laboratory
2
3
: migratory
a mobile society of nomadic herders
4
a
: characterized by the mixing of social groups
the general confusion in moral standards which characterizes mobile societies—
E. R. Mowrer
E. R. Mowrer
b
: having the opportunity for or undergoing a shift in status within the levels of a society
socially mobile workers
5
: marked by the use of vehicles for transportation
mobile warfare
6
: of or relating to a mobile
A mobile art work hung from the ceiling.
7
a(1)
: cellular sense 3
a mobile phone
(2)
: of, relating to, or being a computing device (such as a smartphone or tablet) that is capable of being connected wirelessly to the Internet and is typically used for online browsing, watching videos, playing games, reading books, etc.
a mobile video player/e-reader
b
: designed or intended to run on a mobile device
mobile apps/games
c
: taking place on or utilizing a mobile device
mobile gaming/streaming
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
1
: motorized vehicle
snowmobile
2
: automotive vehicle bringing services to the public
bloodmobile
bookmobile
Synonyms
Examples of mobile in a Sentence
Adjective
Their armies are now fully mobile.
a mobile kitchen that helps bring food to homeless people
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.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
The merger was pitched to shareholders as an opportunity to create new growth opportunities in mobile devices, network infrastructure, and aerospace and defense, bolstered by the new company’s scale advantages, product portfolio, improved operating model and $150 million in cost synergies.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
David Nield, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Platforms: Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, mobile/Netflix
Assassin's Creed Shadows
In Assassin's Creed Shadows, players will parkour around and explore feudal Japan as either a samurai or a shinobi assassin.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
With mobile quarterbacks like Mahomes able to stretch plays and gain extra yards, Parsons worries that these deceptive movements are fundamentally altering the game.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
The merger was pitched to shareholders as an opportunity to create new growth opportunities in mobile devices, network infrastructure, and aerospace and defense, bolstered by the new company’s scale advantages, product portfolio, improved operating model and $150 million in cost synergies.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
Courtesy of Microsoft Tap the gear icon (top right) on any child profile on mobile to turn features like activity reporting, web filters, and app limits on or off.
—David Nield, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Platforms: Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, mobile/Netflix
Assassin's Creed Shadows
In Assassin's Creed Shadows, players will parkour around and explore feudal Japan as either a samurai or a shinobi assassin.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mobile
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Cite this Entry
“Mobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
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
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
G. A. Miller2
: characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity
ether and mercury are mobile liquids
Geographical Definition
Mobile
geographical name
Mo·bile
mō-ˈbēl
ˈmō-ˌbēl
1
river 38 miles (61 kilometers) long in southwestern Alabama formed by the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers and flowing south into
Mobile Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico)
2
city and port at the point where the Mobile River enters Mobile Bay in southwestern Alabama population 195,111
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