noun
locomotion
loh-kuh-MOH-shun/ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃn/
Movement from one place to another.
The horse's walking sequence shows locomotion from one place to another.
Etymology
Locus supplies the idea “from a place,” while motio supplies movement. Originally referring to the action or power of motion, the compound came to mean movement from place to place.
In context
these two species use a strange type of locomotion known as ambling they use several arms and fins to make leg-like stumps which they use to slowly creep across the sea floor
More examples
- The robot uses wheels for locomotion.
- Swimming is a fish's primary means of locomotion.
- The study compares locomotion in snakes and lizards.
Forms
locomotor adjective — Relating to movement from place to place.