adj. & n.
--adj.
1. movable; not fixed; free or able to move or flow easily.
2 (of the face etc.) readily changing its expression.
3 (of a shop, library, etc.) accommodated in a vehicle so as to serve various places.
4 (of a person) able to change his or her social status.
--n. a decorative structure that may be hung so as to turn freely.
Phrases and idioms:
mobile home a large caravan permanently parked and used as a residence. mobile sculpture a sculpture having moving parts.
Derivatives:
mobility n.
Etymology: ME f. F f. L mobilis f. movere move