Hypertext Webster Gateway: "locomotion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
locomotion
n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: {motive power}, {motivity}]
2: self-propelled movement [syn: {travel}]
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