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Motile vs Spatial - What's the difference?

motile | spatial |

As adjectives the difference between motile and spatial

is that motile is (biology) having the power to move spontaneously while spatial is of or pertaining to space.

motile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biology) having the power to move spontaneously
  • * {{quote-book
  • , date = 1993-05-06 , title = A Dead Man in Deptford , first = Anthony , last = Burgess , authorlink = Anthony Burgess , location = London , publisher = Hutchinson , isbn = 9780091779771 , ol = 1047075M , passage = It seemed to him that, if there were a Holy Trinity as the churches taught, this must be unified through a manner of capillary action, Father merging into Son and both into Holy Ghost. So God is motile as the blood is. }}
  • * {{quote-video
  • , date = 2010-01-21 , episode = The Proof in the Pudding , title = , season = 5 , number = 12 , at = 1:27 , people = (Emily Deschanel) , role = , passage = And even if they use condoms, Wendell is young. His sperm is likely to be extremely motile . }}
  • (psychology) of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position
  • Antonyms

    * sessile

    spatial

    English

    Alternative forms

    * spacial

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to space.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Fenella Saunders, magazine=(American Scientist)
  • , title= Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.}}

    See also

    * geospatial ----