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locomotion

locomotion

7 4.6
Movement from one place to another
  • noun
  • /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : locomoción
  • Various species of animals have developed unique methods of locomotion that aid in their survival.
  • mode of locomotion
  • capacity for locomotion
  • locomotion control

Plus it freed up half their limbs for stuff other than locomotion, you know?

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Examples

  • In the process of independent locomotion, infants undergo major changes in perception, cognition, and social and emotional development.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Because he had the power of locomotion.

  • The teacher can vary the means of locomotion for the students.

    Academic text (1998)
  • By what mysterious mode of locomotion I had arrived there, I cannot say.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • All animals share a number of basic behaviors (e.g., respiration, locomotion, excretion, secretion).

    Academic text (2017)
  • The study of locomotion explores how different animals move in their habitats.

  • In robotics, mimicking natural locomotion can improve the efficiency of movement for machines.

Synonyms

movement
vslocomotion
696 1.5

A change of place when something moves

is specifically about the ability to move from one place to another
motion
vslocomotion
544 1.4

Movement or change in position

refers specifically to moving between places rather than broad change
mobility
vslocomotion
92 3.4

Being able to move or change position easily

focuses on movement between places rather than ease or quality
travel
vslocomotion
  • Specialized
86 2.7

How far a part moves in a machine

is about the act or ability to move between places, not distance focus
motility
vslocomotion
  • Specialized
5 8.6

The ability of a living thing or cell to move on its own

applies broadly to any mover, not only living self movement

Antonyms

4 6.3

A state of no movement or not being able to move

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

How Mobile

agility
35 3.7
locomotion
  • Specialized
7 4.6
immobility
4 6.3

Surface Forms

locomotion singular
locomotions plural

Morphology

locomotion = locomote (transparent) = locomote + ion

The word 'locomotion' is transparently derived from 'locomote' with the suffix '-ion' indicating an action or process.

Etymology

Locomotion comes from two parts: loco- meaning 'place', like in local or location, and motion meaning 'movement'. So locomotion is simply moving from one place to another.