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locomotor

locomotor

1 7.2
Relating to movement and the ability to move
  • adjective
  • /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtər/
  • Specialized
: 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

motor
vslocomotor
  • Specialized
62 3.7

Relating to movement and the nerves or muscles that control it

highlights movement between places rather than bodily systems enabling it
locomotive
vslocomotor
3 5.1

Able to move or make something move

is used mainly for biological movement of living organisms
motoric
vslocomotor
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Relating to body movement and muscle actions controlled by nerves

emphasizes moving from place to place in biological contexts
locomotory
vslocomotor
1 7.7

Relating to movement or the ability to move

focuses on biological or medical contexts of that movement ability

Antonyms

immobile
14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

Compounds

locomotor ataxia
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

How Mobile

locomotor
  • Specialized
1 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.