noun

locomotion

Locomotion (noun) means the ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

noun

The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming, brachiating or flying.

A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.

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Etymology

From French locomotion, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + mōtiōnem (“motion, a moving”) (nominative mōtio), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”).

Rhymes for locomotion

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What is the meaning of locomotion?

"locomotion" (noun) means the ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

What are the different meanings of locomotion?

"locomotion" has 3 main meanings: 1. The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so; 2. Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming, brachiating or flying; 3. A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.