LOCOMOTION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

locomotion

noun

Definition of locomotion

as in mobility

technical the act or power of moving from place to place studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.

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Recent Examples of locomotion As with the garden snails, there is one that acts as a lubricant to help with locomotion and an adhesive mucus to help the snail stick to various surfaces. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Its locomotion is built around a four-wheel omnidirectional drivetrain, with its metal-core Mecanum wheels cased in rubber offering 360-degree movement. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 In 1973, scientists at Waseda University in Tokyo built WABOT-1, considered the first full-scale humanoid robot and capable of slow bipedal locomotion, grasping objects and simple communication. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 4 July 2026 Swimming is metabolically the least expensive (near-neutral buoyancy needs no energy to support bodies), flying costs more, and running is the least efficient mode of animal and human locomotion. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for locomotion

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The Army plans to pair an autonomous mobility platform with interchangeable munitions pallets, allowing engineers to test different combinations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Yet internal mobility often depends on managers' awareness of what employees can do beyond their current roles and on employees being given opportunities to demonstrate adjacent capabilities.

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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For Katwala, the most impressive elements from the Games were the robots playing tennis, seeming to react to the movement of the ball and, in a match featuring robots playing alongside humans in doubles, of their partner, too.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Precision control for launchers Curtiss-Wright’s electromechanical actuators will provide precise movement and positioning for the system.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

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