different between motile vs spermatozoid

English

Etymology

From Latin m?tus, perfect passive participle of move? (“I move”) (English move).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??ta?l/

Adjective

motile (comparative more motile, superlative most motile)

1. (biology) Having the power to move spontaneously.
2. Producing motion.

   motile powers

3. (psychology) Of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position.

Antonyms

• sessile

Related terms

• audile
• verbile
• visile

Translations

Noun

motile (plural motiles)

1. (psychology) A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.

Anagrams

• Melito

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sp??(?)?mæt??z??.?d/

Noun

spermatozoid (plural spermatozoids)

1. (biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.

Translations

Azerbaijani

Noun

spermatozoid (definite accusative spermatozoidi, plural spermatozoidl?r)

1. spermatozoon

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From French spermatozoïde

Noun

spermatozoid m (plural spermatozoizi)

1. spermatozoid, spermatozoon

Declension