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lo⋅co⋅mo⋅tion

  [loh-kuh-moh-shuhn]
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–noun
the act or power of moving from place to place.
Origin:
1640–50; see locomotive, motion
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lo·co·mo·tion   (lō'kə-mō'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of moving from place to place.
  2. The ability to move from place to place.

[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + motion.]
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : locomotion
Spanish: locomoción,
German: die Fortbewegung,
Japanese: 移動
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locomotion 
1646, formed in Eng. from L. loco "from a place" (abl. of locus "place") + motionem (nom. motio) "motion, a moving."
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Main Entry: lo·co·mo·tion
Pronunciation: "lO-k&-'mO-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or the power of moving from place to place : progressive movement (as of an animal body)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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locomotion   (lō'kə-mō'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The movement of an organism from one place to another, often by the action of appendages such as flagella, limbs, or wings. In some animals, such as fish, locomotion results from a wavelike series of muscle contractions.
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