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locomotor

locomotor

7.2
Relating to movement and the ability to move
  • adjective
  • /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : locomotor
  • Injuries can significantly affect a person's locomotor abilities and their capacity to move freely.
  • locomotor skills
  • locomotor training
  • locomotor activity

Examples

  • As a measure of locomotor activity, the total distance moved was analyzed.

    Academic text (2018)

  • With this new device, it will be possible to apply automated locomotor training to nonambulatory patients.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Previous studies have shown increases in locomotor activity following alcohol administration.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Now we'll see what that's led to in locomotor areas of the brain.

  • The activities taught focused on locomotor skills and manipulative skills.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The second session involved a variety of station activities, followed by a cooperative game using numerous locomotor skills.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Considering that patients must be trained to gain locomotor experience, training by the DGO seems to hold the promise of success.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Actual ability, defined as fitness level and locomotor skills, did not predict distributive justice reasoning.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Results indicated that children improved in distributive justice reasoning and locomotor skills from pre-test to post-test.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Excess body mass decreases locomotor feasibility and hinders retention of prosthetic fit.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

locomotory
vslocomotor
7.7

Relating to movement or the ability to move

focuses on biological or medical contexts of that movement ability
locomotive
vslocomotor
5.1

Able to move or make something move

is used mainly for biological movement of living organisms
motoric
vslocomotor
  • Specialized
7.9

Relating to body movement and muscle actions controlled by nerves

emphasizes moving from place to place in biological contexts
motor
vslocomotor
  • Specialized
3.7

Relating to movement and the nerves or muscles that control it

highlights movement between places rather than bodily systems enabling it

Antonyms

immobile
14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

Compounds

locomotor ataxia
  • Archaic
9.9

A problem with the nerves in the spine that makes walking unsteady and causes sharp pains

How Mobile

locomotor
  • Specialized
7.2
ambulatory
9 6.5
immobile
14 4.4

Surface Forms

locomotor positive

Morphology

locomotor = motor (semi-transparent) = loco + motor + loco

The relation to 'motor' (movement) is clear, but the combining form 'loco-' is not a familiar productive English prefix for average learners, so the derivation is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Locomotor comes from the Latin parts loco- meaning 'place' and -motor meaning 'mover', the same loco- you see in location and 'motor' like the engine that makes things move. So locomotor is about movement or the ability to move from one place to another.