Definition of locomotion Locomotion
/lowˌkʌmowˈʃʌn/ - [lowkumowshun] - lo•co•mo•tion
We found 8 definitions of locomotion from 5 different sources.
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What does locomotion mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: locomotions |
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| locomotion - self-propelled movement | ||
| travel | ||
| move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" | ||
| brachiation swinging by the arms from branch to branch | ||
| walking, walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" | ||
| step the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" | ||
| gait a person's manner of walking | ||
| running, run the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" | ||
| lope, jog, trot a slow pace of running | ||
| crawling, creeping, crawl, creep a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" | ||
| lap, circuit, circle movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" | ||
| dance step, step a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" | ||
| locomotion - the power or ability to move | ||
| motive power, motivity | ||
| mobility the quality of moving freely | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- locomotion (n.)
The act of moving from place to place. - locomotion (n.)
The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life.
Wikipedia 
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In a general sense, locomotion simply means active movement or travel, not only of biological individuals.
Forms of locomotion are walking (and hand walking), running, crawling, climbing, swimming and flying.
Part of speech
🔤- locomotion, noun, singular of locomotions.
