un-locomotive
kəˈmoʊ noun
1.
a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
2.
an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, that begins slowly and progressively increases in speed in such a way as to suggest a steam locomotive.
3.
Archaic. any self-propelled vehicle.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to locomotives.
5.
of, pertaining to, or aiding in locomotion or movement from place to place: the locomotive powers of most animals.
6.
moving or traveling by means of its own mechanism or powers.
7.
serving to produce such movement; adapted for or used in locomotion: locomotive organs.
8.
having the power of locomotion: an animal that is locomotive at birth.
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Un-locomotive
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Origin:
1605–15; < Latin locō, ablative of locus place + motive (adj.); compare Medieval Latin in locō movērī to change position
1605–15; < Latin locō, ablative of locus place + motive (adj.); compare Medieval Latin in locō movērī to change position
Related forms
lo·co·mo·tive·ly, adverb
lo·co·mo·tive·ness, lo·co·mo·tiv·i·ty, noun
un·lo·co·mo·tive, adjective
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locomotive (ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. Also called: locomotive engine a self-propelled engine driven by steam, electricity, or diesel power and used for drawing trains along railway tracks |
| b. (as modifier): a locomotive shed; a locomotive works | |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to locomotion |
| 3. | moving or able to move, as by self-propulsion |
| loco'motively | |
| —adv | |
| loco'motiveness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
locomotive
1612, "pertaining to movement," from Fr. locomotif (fem. locomotive), from L. loco "from a place" (abl. of locus "place") + L.L. motivus "moving" (see motive). The noun meaning "railroad engine" is from 1829, short for locomotive engine (1815).
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