motility vs straddle

straddle vs motility

motility and straddle both are nouns.

motility is not a verb while straddle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motility	Yes	No	No	No
straddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, straddle is a hyponym of motility; that is, straddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motility:

motility: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
straddle: the act of sitting or standing astride

Other hyponyms of motility include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.

motility (noun)	straddle (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of sitting or standing astride
ability to move spontaneously and independently	the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
	a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
	a noncommittal or equivocal position

motility (verb)	straddle (verb)
	be noncommittal
	sit or stand astride of
	range or extend over; occupy a certain area

Difference between motility and straddle

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