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locomotion

4 syllables
noun
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As a noun, locomotion means the ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

Meanings of locomotion

4 meanings

noun

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

  2. biologySelf-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.

  4. Self-propelled movement

    Similar: travel

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Synonyms by meaning

noun: the power or ability to move
motive powermotivity
noun: self-propelled movement
travel

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