locomotion

Dictionary: lo·co·mo·tion (lō'kə-mō'shən) pronunciation

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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Dental Dictionary: locomotion

The act or power to move from one place to another.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: locomotion

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Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either appendicular (accomplished by special appendages) or axial (achieved by changing the body shape). Aquatic protozoans move by ciliary or flagellar appendages or by pseudopods, footlike appendages. Other forms of aquatic locomotion include walking on legs (some arthropods), crawling (by contracting the body muscles, anchoring to the substrate, and extending), and swimming by either hydraulic propulsion (e.g., jellyfish) or undulation (fishes). Terrestrial arthropods and vertebrates move by means of jointed appendages, the legs. Snakes and other limbless vertebrates crawl by means of muscular thrusts against the substrate. Flight is achieved by the forward thrust of wings.

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Veterinary Dictionary: locomotion

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Movement, or the ability to move, from one place to another. See also gait, amble, gallop (2), rack, trot, walk.

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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.
Locomotion (periodical)

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

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