Dictionary Definition
locomotion
Noun
1 the power or ability to move [syn: motive
power, motivity]
2 self-propelled movement [syn: travel]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊʃən
Noun
- The ability to move or the act of moving from place to place.
- Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying.
Translations
- Portuguese: locomoção
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
The term locomotion means movement or travel. It
may refer to:
Locomotion may refer to specific types of motion:
Locomotion may also refer to:
- Locomotion No 1, an early steam locomotive
- Robot locomotion
- Shildon Locomotion Museum, in the town of Shildon, County Durham, England.
- Locomotion (TV channel), cable TV channel in Latin America
- Loco Motion (Youth Group), a film and media club based in Essex, UK.
In fiction and entertainment
- Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, a 2004 computer game by Chris Sawyer
- Locomotion (arcade game) is a 1982 arcade game by Konami
- "The Loco-Motion" is a 1960s hit song, originally performed by Little Eva and its accompanying dance.
- "Locomotion", a song on John Coltrane's album Blue Train (album)
- "Locomotion", a song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released as a single in 1984
- Locomotion'', a young adult novel in poetic form by Jacqueline Woodson
See also
locomotion in German: Locomotion
locomotion in Spanish: Locomotion
(desambiguación)
locomotion in Japanese: ロコモーション
locomotion in Polish: Lokomocja
locomotion in Simple English:
Locomotion