as in mobility
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the act or power of moving from place to place
studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.
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Recent Examples of locomotion
That includes basic locomotion, which is accomplished by typing any of a number of short words scattered at key points in your surroundings in order to automatically walk to that point.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
Transitioning from one gravity to another, such as from earth's gravity to weightlessness, can affect spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance and locomotion, and may cause space motion sickness, according to NASA.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
And then there’s the Micro Nova Hopper, also developed by Intuitive Machines with NASA funding, which will seek to demonstrate a new mode of lunar locomotion with a series of incremental hops toward a nearby 20-meter-deep, permanently shadowed crater.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
This highlights the need for more versatile, efficient solutions in robotic design and locomotion.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2025
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
Transitioning from one gravity to another, such as from earth's gravity to weightlessness, can affect spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance and locomotion, and may cause space motion sickness, according to NASA.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
And then there’s the Micro Nova Hopper, also developed by Intuitive Machines with NASA funding, which will seek to demonstrate a new mode of lunar locomotion with a series of incremental hops toward a nearby 20-meter-deep, permanently shadowed crater.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
This highlights the need for more versatile, efficient solutions in robotic design and locomotion.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
Noun
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Some people may experience ongoing pain, lack of mobility, and muscle weakness.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cunningham’s injuries, also extensive, were detailed in the lawsuit, including significant disfigurement, extensive surgical reconstruction and loss of mobility.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For instance, people often mistake a dog’s wagging tail as a sign of happiness, but the American Kennel Club suggests that the wagging movement only indicates that the dog is emotionally aroused.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Comment In the semi-twilight of tech rehearsal at the cavernous Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, Tina Landau is scrutinizing the movement of lanterns.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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