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Locomotion
Webster 1828 Edition
Locomotion
LOCOMO'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of moving from place to place.2.
The power of moving from place to place. Most animals possess locomotion; plants have life, but not locomotion.Definition 2024
locomotion
locomotion
English
Noun
locomotion (usually uncountable, plural locomotions)
- The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
- (biology) Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying.
Translations
ability to move
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃/
Noun
locomotion f (plural locomotions)