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Locomotion : (noun)
1: the power or ability to move [syn: motive power, motivity]
2: self-propelled movement [syn: travel]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Locomotion : \Lo`co*mo"tion\, n. [L. locus place _ motio motion:
cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.]
1. The act of moving from place to place. `` Animal
locomotion.'' --Milton.
2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of
the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant
life.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Locomotion : Locomotion: Movement from one place to another. And the ability to locomote, to get from one place to the next. The locomotive system permits locomotion and consists of bones that are the
framework of the skeleton, joints that hold the bones together and make movement possible, and muscles that contract and relax and make for movement. Locomotion is derived from the Latin "locus", place
_ "movere", move = move place.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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