movability
movability — noun
1. how easily something can be lifted, shifted, or carried from one place to anothe
how easily something can be lifted, shifted, or carried from one place to another.
The movability of the new desk meant Maeve could rearrange her office in minutes.
the movability of [object] for ease of relocation
Engineers tested the movability of the bridge sections before lifting them onto the river supports.
tested the movability of [structure]
Wheels under the heavy cabinet greatly improved its movability across the wooden floor.
Doctors checked the movability of Rohan's shoulder after the long surgery.
Limited movability of the old statue forced the museum to build a wall around it.
- mobility
more common; also used of people and broad social movement, not just objects
- portability
stresses being light and easy to carry, often of devices
- immovability
the quality of being fixed and impossible to shift
文法句型
the movability of [something]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and followed by 'of': 'the movability of the parts'. Subject of the underlying quality is usually a physical object, machine part, or body joint rather than a person.