motoric
- adjective
- /ˈmoʊtərɪk/
- Specialized
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motor
- Specific to this motoric instability, one could argue that the CWS may have been speaking more rapidly in the narrative versus the conversational sample, thereby uniquely compromising their ability to maintain fluent speech during that sample.
- linguistic and motoric
- cognitive and motoric
- motoric differences
Examples
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The therapist focused on improving the child's motoric skills through playful activities.
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The potential cognitive and motoric differences between the conversational and narrative tasks cannot be ignored.
Academic text (2012) -
In order to do this, the students must be in constant motion as much as possible while working on the motoric objective (passing) concurrently.
Academic text (1998) -
Thus, failure on a task that requires simultaneous processes could result if the individual with motor programming difficulty must use a motoric approach to demonstrate successful completion of the task.
Academic text (1990) -
Moreover, different facets of the activity construct can be conceptually distinguished, such as regulation of activity, preferences for engaging in particular activities, and amount of motoric movement.
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Cognitive: tempo of thinking, alertness to environmental detail, speed of processing. Behavioral: motoric expression (constantly moving, restless), pace and amount of action, and of verbiage.
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Unusual behaviors include restricted patterns of interest, inflexible adherence to routines, stereotyped and repetitive motoric movements, as well as preoccupation with details and parts of objects.
Academic text (2014) -
Reasons for including music in the curriculum for nonhandicapped children—promoting the integrated development of cognitive, motoric, and emotional responses; giving aesthetic pleasure; building self-esteem; providing enjoyment—are the same as those for children with disabilities.
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Practicing dance routines enhances both physical fitness and motoric coordination.
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Children often engage in motoric activities when playing outside, such as running and jumping.
Synonyms
Relating to movement and the nerves or muscles that control it
About movement or how things move
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Motoric comes from the Latin root movere meaning 'to move' and is related to the everyday word motor, which makes things move. So motoric describes things to do with movement, especially the muscles and nerves that control it.
