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For all the social changes in China can be traced to their early beginnings in the days when the new tools or vehicles of commerce and locomotion first brought the Chinese people into unavoidable contact with the strange ways and novel goods of the Western peoples.
Hu Shih

Meaning of "locomotion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOCOMOTION

From Latin locō from a place, ablative of locus place + motion.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCOMOTION

locomotion  [ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCOMOTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Locomotion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOCOMOTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Locomotion

Locomotion may refer to: ▪ Motion ▪ Animal locomotion ▪ Terrestrial locomotion ▪ Travel Locomotion may refer to specific types of motion: ▪ Gait analysis ▪ Walking ▪ Running, including ▪ Trotting ▪ Jumping, including leaping gaits ▪ Crawling ▪ Climbing ▪ Swimming ▪ Flight Locomotion may also refer to: ▪ Locomotion No 1, an early steam locomotive by George Stephenson ▪ Robot locomotion ▪ Shildon Locomotion Museum, in the town of Shildon, County Durham, England ▪ Locomotion, cable TV channel in Latin America ▪ Loco Motion, a film and media club based in Essex, UK ▪ Locomotion, a railway-related magazine Locomotor may refer to: ▪ Locomotor ataxia ▪ Locomotor activity ▪ Locomotor stimulation ▪ Locomotor effects of shoes ▪ Locomotor system...

Definition of locomotion in the English dictionary

The definition of locomotion in the dictionary is the act, fact, ability, or power of moving.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOCOMOTION


amotion
əˈməʊʃən
commotion
kəˈməʊʃən
countermotion
ˈkaʊntəˌməʊʃən
devotion
dɪˈvəʊʃən
emotion
ɪˈməʊʃən
Goshen
ˈɡəʊʃən
groschen
ˈɡrəʊʃən
interocean
ˌɪntərˈəʊʃən
lotion
ˈləʊʃən
misdevotion
ˌmɪsdɪˈvəʊʃən
motion
ˈməʊʃən
nicotian
nɪˈkəʊʃən
notion
ˈnəʊʃən
ocean
ˈəʊʃən
potion
ˈpəʊʃən
premotion
priːˈməʊʃən
promotion
prəˈməʊʃən
remotion
rɪˈməʊʃən
slow-motion
ˌsləʊˈməʊʃən
subocean
sʌbˈəʊʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCOMOTION

loco poisoning
locofoco
LOCOG
locoism
locoman
locomen
locomobility
locomote
locomotive
locomotive driver
locomotive engine
locomotive engineer
locomotive shed
locomotive workshop
locomotively
locomotiveness
locomotivity
locomotor
locomotor ataxia
locomotory

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCOMOTION

accreditation
aftershave lotion
baby lotion
body lotion
Brownian motion
calamine lotion
demotion
hand lotion
harmonic motion
in motion
love potion
Newton´s laws of motion
perpetual motion
proper motion
sales promotion
self-promotion
simple harmonic motion
slow motion
stop-motion
suntan lotion
time and motion

Synonyms and antonyms of locomotion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOCOMOTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «locomotion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of locomotion

Translation of «locomotion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCOMOTION

Find out the translation of locomotion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of locomotion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «locomotion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

运动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

locomoción
570 millions of speakers

English

locomotion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरकत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

локомоция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

locomoção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতিশক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

locomotion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergerakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fortbewegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

移動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lokomotif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự vận động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடம்பெயருதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हालचाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hareket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

locomozione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lokomocji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

локомоция
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locomoție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετακίνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beweging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

locomotion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

locomotion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of locomotion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCOMOTION»

The term «locomotion» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCOMOTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about locomotion

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QUOTES WITH «LOCOMOTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word locomotion.
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Hu Shih
For all the social changes in China can be traced to their early beginnings in the days when the new tools or vehicles of commerce and locomotion first brought the Chinese people into unavoidable contact with the strange ways and novel goods of the Western peoples.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCOMOTION»

Discover the use of locomotion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to locomotion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles of Animal Locomotion
Recent technical advances have greatly increased researchers' ability to answer these questions with certainty and in detail. This text provides an up-to-date overview of how animals run, walk, jump, crawl, swim, soar, hover, and fly.
R. McNeill Alexander, 2013
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Locomotion
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Jacqueline Woodson, 2004
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Measurement of Human Locomotion
The book explains how measurement data are acquired, processed and presented to the user in the environment of a modern, computer-based laboratory.
Vladimir Medved, 2000
4
Fish Locomotion
Survey of the more important aspects of the biomechanics of fish movement. Discusses speed & size in relation to power requirements, the mechanical properties of swimming muscle, & drag & drag-reduction mechanisms.
Robert William Blake, 1983
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Peace, Locomotion
The stunning companion to the National Book Award finalist--from a three-time Newbery Honor winning author Twelve-year-old Lonnie is finally feeling at home with his foster family.
Jacqueline Woodson, 2009
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Locomotion: Volume 7: Locomotion
Locomotion
‎1979
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Biped locomotion: dynamics, stability, control, and application
The reader is given a deep insight into the entire area of biped locomotion. The book covers all relevant approaches to the subject and gives the most complete account to date of dynamic modeling, control and realizations of biped systems.
Miomir Vukobratovíc, 1990
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AFFERENT CONTROL OF POSTURE AND LOCOMOTION
AFFERENT CONTROL OF POSTURE AND LOCOMOTION
J. H. J. Allum, M. Hulliger, 1990
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Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion
This is the first book-length treatment of mathematical models of muscle functions.
Thomas A. McMahon, 1984
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Understanding Balance: The Mechanics of Posture and Locomotion
This book will greatly assist teachers, practitioners and students from such disciplines as physiotherapy, rehabilitation, physiology and biomechanics in their understanding, assessment and treatment of balance problems.
Tristan David Martin Roberts, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCOMOTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term locomotion is used in the context of the following news items.
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If We Cloned Early Humans, Should We Put Them in a Zoo or a … - Io9
As it turns out, chimps are more closely related to humans than they are to gorillas. Physiology, and locomotion, don't tell us as much as we ... «io9, Jul 15»
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New insights into biofilm formation could lead to better therapies, but …
... biofilm formation by acting on various targets—bacterial pili and flagella, organelles involved in locomotion, and extracellular polysaccharide, ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Jurassic Mammals Underwent Record-Setting Evolution : Science …
According to the study, most of these adaptations had to do with feeding and locomotion, including new ways to achieve gliding, digging, and ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
4
[Unity] [Mecanim] Mixing translational rootMotion and scripted …
I need to do this because I have a rather large animation set that has plenty of translation movement for locomotion animations, but no turning ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
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Burnaby's Christine Sinclair to share cover with Messi on 'FIFA 16 …
... Megan Rapinoe — took part in a motion capture session which the developer says helped to “build new locomotion for women” in the game. «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
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A warning from your pancreas | Chronic Conditions
... insulin for their fuel needs: fat cells (adipose tissue) and skeletal muscle (all the muscles throughout the body which enable locomotion). «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
7
When trouble with cyclists in city went from bad to verse... (From …
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had dismissed any suggestion “to tax a form of locomotion which has been of such inestimable benefit to young men”. «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
8
What's on TV Wednesday: Dan Snow's History of Railways connects …
Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways (SBS1, 7.30pm) is not, as you might guess from the name, a ripping cross-country adventure, but ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Your body, the battery: Powering gadgets from human “biofuel” | Ars …
... generate electricity using only the kinetic energy of human locomotion. When a piece of this fabric was worn as a shoe insole by a volunteer, ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
10
Slugs and Nematodes: A Symbiotic, Megabus-Like Relationship?
Researchers have found that they're traveling long distances by using other creatures' locomotion, according to the report. The researchers ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»

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