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单词 locomotion
释义

locomotion

noun

lo·​co·​mo·​tion ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-shən How to pronounce locomotion (audio)
1
: an act or the power of moving from place to place
2
: travel
interest in free locomotion and choice of occupation Zechariah Chafee Jr.

Example Sentences

Walking is one form of locomotion.
Recent Examples on the Web No matter their appearance, one thing all species of frogfish have in common is their strange mode of locomotion. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 Roboticists have also long found inspiration for their designs in nature, studying the locomotion of such animals as cheetahs, snakes, insects, starfish, jellyfish, and octopuses. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 The French anthropologist André Leroi-Gourhan, for example, famously argued that the development of bipedal locomotion was a sort of ur-technics that freed our hands and thus paved the way for all others. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 The plan was to utilize kites attached to their harnesses to help aid locomotion, effectively towing them across the frozen landscape. Nick Heil, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2020 For instance, in 2013, researchers digitally reconstructed Argentinosaurus to test its locomotion capabilities. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022 Other features that will be in the game at the outset include hats to customize the look of crewmates, achievements and various control options, such as single and two-handed locomotion modes and nausea-mitigating comfort features. Kris Holt, Forbes, 9 June 2022 Modeling robot locomotion on animals—extinct and extant—would be, in her opinion, much more interesting. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 4 July 2022 Its leisurely, languid locomotion helps the robot avoid suspicion and fulfill its mission, deputy editor Courtney Linder wrote in May 2021. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin locus + English motion

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

locomotion

noun

lo·​co·​mo·​tion ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-shən How to pronounce locomotion (audio)
: the act or power of moving from place to place

Medical Definition

locomotion

noun

lo·​co·​mo·​tion ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-shən How to pronounce locomotion (audio)
: an act or the power of moving from place to place : progressive movement (as of an animal body)

locomotion

noun

as in mobility
technical the act or power of moving from place to place studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mobility
  • movement
  • motion
  • motility
  • motivity
  • migration
  • shifting
  • relocation
  • move
  • stirring
  • dislocation
  • writhing
  • twitching
  • wriggling
  • flapping
  • fidgeting
  • shift
  • squirming
  • fiddling
  • flailing
  • waving
  • squirm
  • stir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • immobility
  • inertia
  • cessation
  • stillness
  • termination
  • stoppage
  • expiration
  • stop
  • discontinuance
  • pause
  • halt
  • inertness
  • shutdown
  • finish
  • lapse
  • ending
  • shutoff
  • surcease
  • motionlessness
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