- The act of moving from place to place.
- The ability to move from place to place.
[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + MOTION.]
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lo·co·mo·tion (lō'kə-mō'shən) ![]() |
[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + MOTION.]
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The term locomotion means movement or travel. It may refer to:
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bevægelse, bevægelsesevne, befordring
Nederlands (Dutch)
voortbeweging, vermogen tot voortbeweging, motoriek, verkeer, vervoer
Français (French)
n. - locomotion
Deutsch (German)
n. - Fortbewegung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μετα)κίνηση, μετατόπιση
Italiano (Italian)
locomozione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - locomoção (f)
Русский (Russian)
передвижение, путешествие
Español (Spanish)
n. - locomoción
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förflyttning, rörelse, rörelseförmåga, (kring)resande, resor, transport, fortskaffningssätt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
运动, 转位, 移动
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 運動, 轉位, 移動
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이동, 보행, 걸음걸이, 여행
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 運動, 移動, 運動力, 旅行
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تحرك, تنقل, سفر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ניידות, תנועה, אמצעי-תחבורה
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