mobility
Ability to move
Mobility is the ability to move or be moved.
Physical mobility refers to how well a person can get around—someone with limited mobility may use a wheelchair or walker.
Social mobility describes movement between economic classes: upward mobility, downward mobility.
The term extends to flexibility in employment or location: job mobility, geographic mobility.
In military contexts, mobility means the capacity to move troops and equipment quickly.
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- accessibleAble to be reached
- handrailsBars for gripping while walking
walker · cane · prosthetics · scooter · rollator · barrier-free
Quick and light-moving
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- quicknessState of being fast
athleticism · gracefulness · lightfooted · reflexes · spryness · liveliness · acrobatics · gymnastics
Freedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
choice · self-reliance · unrestricted · untethered · roaming · nomadic · free-range · unconfined
Means of transport
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- airplanePowered flying machine
bicycle · motorcycle · taxi · tram · ferry · rickshaw · carshare · rideshare
Toward a higher position
- classGrouping by shared traits
- economicRelated to money systems
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- advancementForward movement or promotion
opportunity · ladder · status · income · socioeconomic · intergenerational · meritocracy · climbing
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- accessibleAble to be reached
handrails · walker · cane · prosthetics · scooter · rollator · barrier-free
nimble
Quick and light-moving
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
quickness · athleticism · gracefulness · lightfooted · reflexes · spryness · liveliness · acrobatics · gymnastics · flexibility
walk
Travel on foot
crawl · climb · swim · glide · shuffle · amble · trot · gallop · sprint · jog
independence
Freedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
empowerment · choice · self-reliance · unrestricted · untethered · roaming · nomadic · free-range · unconfined
vehicle
Means of transport
airplane · bicycle · motorcycle · taxi · tram · ferry · rickshaw · carshare · rideshare · e-scooter
upward
Toward a higher position
advancement · opportunity · ladder · status · income · socioeconomic · intergenerational · meritocracy · climbing · advancement
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- sociologysocial structure, social class, social institutions, social norms, socialization
- body mechanicsflexion, extension, abduction, adduction, posture
- Economic Fairnessequal pay, fair wages, fair pay, pay equity, wage gap
- kinesiologymuscles, bones, joints, tendons, flexion
- Quarterbackingpassing, throwing, accuracy, arm strength, quick release
mobilityimmobility
Lack of motion
paralysis · immobilization · disability · lameness · incapacitation
mobilityimmobility
Lack of motion
stagnation · rigidity · stratification · caste · fixedness
mobilitypermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
rootedness · settledness · fixedness · immobility · stationariness
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- mobility aidEquipment enabling movement
- social mobilityMovement between societal strata
- mobility scootersElectric vehicles for limited mobility
- limited mobility
- military mobilizationActivating armed forces
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