Locomotion

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of
        the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant
        life.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the
        1960's; as, do the locomotion.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  locomotion
       n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: {motive power}, {motivity}]
       2: self-propelled movement [syn: {travel}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "locomotion":
     commutation, course, crossing, globe-trotting, going, journeying,
     mobility, motility, motion, motive power, motivity, movableness,
     movement, moving, passage, progress, tourism, touristry, traject,
     trajet, transit, travel, traveling