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单词 locomotion
释义

locomotion

/ləʊkəˈməʊʃ(ə)n /
noun [mass noun]
Movement or the ability to move from one place to another: the muscles that are concerned with locomotion he preferred walking to other forms of locomotion...
  • We, as bipeds, creatures with two legs, move with bipedal locomotion.
  • In salamanders, both swimming and ambulatory locomotion involves lateral body bending.
  • Adult cats also have the ability to express hindlimb locomotion after complete spinalisation.

Synonyms

movement, motion, moving, shifting, stirring, action;
travel, travelling;
mobility, motility;
walking, ambulation, perambulation, running;
progress, progression, passage, transit, transport, headway

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin loco, ablative of locus 'place' + motio (see motion).

Rhymes

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