adjective
locomotive
Relating to movement from place to place.
The therapist assesses her patient's locomotive abilities during a short walk.
Etymology
The components combine place with moving. Before its familiar railway use, locomotive described the capacity or action of moving from one place to another.
More examples
- Fins serve a locomotive function in fish.
- The disease gradually reduces his locomotive ability.
- The study compares the locomotive patterns of several animals.
Forms
locomotion noun — Movement from one place to another.
Similar words
- locomotor
- Usually describes bodily systems or abilities involved in movement.
- mobile
- Describes something able to move, rather than movement itself.